* TheDanza: Jonathan Ward plays Jonathan Eatenton.
* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/SallyField and Creator/ShirleyMacLaine said in an interview that director Herbert Ross was very difficult to work with, telling the main lead actresses they couldn't act, and singling out Creator/JuliaRoberts in particular, to the point that she would be left in tears, including demanding her to remove her mole under her right eye (Roberts refused to remove it, and today, has kept it).
* {{Dedication}}[=/=]InMemoriam: The movie was dedicated to Robert Harding's sister Susan, who was the [[WriteWhoYouKnow inspiration for Shelby]].
* RealLifeRelative[=/=]FakeShemp: In the scene set on Jack Jr.'s first birthday, the actual mom of the baby who played Jack Jr. took over for Julia Roberts when she reportedly got scared of sitting on her knee.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/MegRyan was offered the role of Shelby. She turned it down for ''Film/WhenHarryMetSally''. Creator/WinonaRyder was also considered for the part. The producers liked her but decided she was too young for the role. Creator/LauraDern auditioned, but while she gave a good reading, she didn't look like Creator/SallyField.
** When Creator/BetteDavis saw the off-Broadway play, she thought it would be a great film for her, envisioning herself as Ouiser, Creator/KatharineHepburn as Clairee, and Creator/ElizabethTaylor as Truvy. However, when she contacted the rights holders for the movie adaptation, she found out that they intended to cast much younger actresses.
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