History Trivia / TheKissingBooth

* CreatorBacklash: While acknowledging that the film and its sequels helped his career, Creator/JacobElordi [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jacob-elordi-his-euphoria-breakout-moving-kissing-booth-1220320/ hinted]] in a 2019 interview with The Hollywood Reporter and more [[https://www.gq.com/story/jacob-elordi-men-of-the-year-cover-2023 clearly stated]] in a 2023 interview with GQ that he didn't think much of them overall, referring to them as "ridiculous" and opining that Noah was underwritten in the first movie (to the point he felt that playing Nate in ''Series/{{Euphoria}}'' was "almost like righting my wrongs a little bit" as it deconstructed many of Noah's less savoury traits); he also expressed concern over being typecast as a teen heartthrob because of the role, as it wasn't one he was interested in playing again. He did express gratitude that the series' popularity at least allowed him the opportunity to pursue other roles he was genuinely passionate about.

** Averted with Joey King, who was 17 during filming (playing a 16-year-old), and downplayed with Jacob Elordi, who was 19. Funnily enough, this means that Lee is technically 'older' than his older brother.

* ActorSharedBackground: Joey King was born and raised in Los Angeles, just like her character Elle.

** Averted with Joey King, who was 17 during filming (playing a 16-year-old) and downplayed with Jacob Elordi, who was 19. Funnily enough, this means that Lee is technically 'older' than his older brother.

** Played straight with Joel Courtney (Lee), who was 20/21 during filming, playing a high schooler.

* SequelGap: The original novel was completed on Wattpad in 2010. Beth Reekles would not write a follow-up story, ''The Beach House'', until 2019, while the full sequel, ''Going the Distance'', came out in 2020.

* DawsonCasting: Played straight with Joel Courtney (Lee), who was 20/21 during filming, playing a high schooler. Averted with Joey King, who was 17 during filming (playing a 16-year-old) and downplayed with Jacob Elordi, who was 19. Funnily enough, this means that Lee is technically 'older' than his older brother.
* FakeAmerican: Jacob Elordi, who plays Noah, is actually Australian.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Mostly averted; the film is set in California and was filmed there, although they did film some scenes at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
** Most of the movie was actually filmed in South Africa.

* DawsonCasting: Played straight with Joel Courtney (Lee), who was 20/21 during filming, playing a high schooler. Averted with Joey King, who was 17 during filming (playing a 16 year old) and downplayed with Jacob Elordi, who was 19. Funnily enough, this means that Lee is technically 'older' than his older brother.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Jacob Elordi (Noah) and Joey King (Elle) reportedly began dating in 2017 after filming the movie. Ironically, by the time [[TheKissingBooth2 the sequel] began filming, they broke up. However, they remained professional as actors while filming the movie.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Jacob Elordi and Joey King reportedly began dating in 2017 after filming the movie.

* DawsonCasting: Played straight with Joel Courtney (Lee), who was 20/21 during filming, playing a high schooler. Averted with Joey King, who was 17 during filming and downplayed with Jacob Elordi, who was 19. Funnily enough, this means that Lee is technically 'older' than his older brother.

* DawsonCasting: Played straight with Joel Courtney (Lee), who was 20/21 during filming, playing a high schooler. Averted with Joey King, who was 17 during filming and downplayed with Jacob Elordi, who was 19.