FILM 1898: SPANGLISH

FILM 1898: SPANGLISH

TRIVIA: There was a translator on the set as Paz Vega did not speak English and Writer and Director James L. Brooks did not speak Spanish.

The chefs and cooks used in the kitchen scene are actual Le Cordon Bleu students from the nearby cooking school in Pasadena, California.

Shot in sequence.

Adam Sandler turned down the role of Max in Collateral (2004) to do this film.

Eva Longoria and Eva Mendes auditioned for the role of Flor before Paz Vega was ultimately cast.

The tape that Flor uses to learn English is a real tape. 

Sarah Steele gained approximately fifteen pounds for her role as Bernice. She is usually either a size 1 or 2.

FILM 1684: THE FAMILY MAN

TRIVIA: At one time Nicolas Cage actually owned the Ferrari used in the film. He sold it about a year before filming began.

The snow falling symbolizing the changes in Jack's life is an homage to It's a Wonderful Life (1946).

In the script version, Jack sings 'Witchcraft' by Frank Sinatra to Kate during her birthday party. In the movie, it had been switched to 'La, La, La Means I Love You' by The Delfonics.

The scene with Jack looking at his old book and cologne that Kate gives him back was originally supposed to have Led Zeppelin's "All of My Love" playing in the background but the song was too expensive to acquire. 

The building shown where Jack works in NY is the same building in Baby Boom with Diane Keaton.

As Jack was bowling, he stated he jumped out of an airplane over the Mojave desert. Nicolas Cage's character did that in the movie Honeymoon in Vegas (1992).

When Kate tries to seduce Jack in the bedroom, she puts on the song "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak, a song that was also featured in another Nicolas Cage film, Wild at Heart(1990).

In Fargo (1996), Harve Presnell owned an automobile dealership where his son-in-law (played by William H. Macy) worked. In this film, he owns an automobile parts supply store where his son-in-law (played by Nicolas Cage) works.