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Peter Fonda wore his father's (Henry Fonda) watch throughout filming as a good-luck charm.

Coincidentally, Peter Fonda's dad Henry Fonda had been an amateur beekeeper for a period during his acting career.

This was Jessica Biel's film debut.

Features Peter Fonda's only Oscar nominated performance.

At about 14 minutes into the film, when Ulee and his grand daughter are out in the workshop talking, you can see behind the girl a framed set of military medals and a patch. The patch is that of MACVSOG, the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Special Operations Group, which was an outfit for special Forces soldiers and other black ops personnel. Among the medals visible are the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Service ribbon. These indicate that Ulee may have been a Special Forces soldier in Vietnam assigned time MACVSOG.