Trivia / Stepmom

• Awesome, Dear Boy: Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon, close friends, chose this project specifically so they could work together.
• Market-Based Title: Retitled 'Stepmum' for the UK release.
• Missing Trailer Scene: A scene where Ben throws Fruit Loops at Isabel was seen in TV spots for the film, but was left out of the final film itself. This explains why there is a moment in the film once she arrived at work, her coworker commented that she had a Fruit Loop stuck in her hair.
• Real-Life Relative:
  • Susan Sarandon's daughter Eva Amurri Martino appears in the Thanksgiving play.
  • Chris Columbus's daughter Eleanor appears as a girl in the ballet class.