Trivia / Can You Ever Forgive Me?

• Fake American: Dolly Wells, who plays Anna, is English.
• Playing Against Type: Melissa McCarthy, who is more known for her comedic roles, plays the protagonist in this drama. While Lee is sometimes just as awkward or abrasive as McCarthy's more famous roles, her performance is generally not Played for Laughs.
• Real-Life Relative: McCarthy's husband, Ben Falcone, plays Alan Schmidt, the unscrupulous collector who blackmails Lee.
• What Might Have Been: Julianne Moore and Chris O'Dowd were originally cast as Lee and Jack. Moore was fired just a week before shooting started as she wanted to increase her resemblance to the real Lee by wearing a fat suit and prosthetic nose, which Nicole Holofcener flatly refused as it would be too distracting.