Rachael Leigh Cook turned down the role of Rogue in X-Men (2000) to make this film. She had no interest in working with CGI.
Josh Hartnett was attracted to the project because it was the chance to do something he'd never tackled before. He found the Yorkshire accent particularly challenging.
Later this same year, David Bradley and Alan Rickman will co-star in the first Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" as "Mr. Filch" and "Professor Snape" respectively.
At one point in the movie, Ray tells Christina that she isn't in Minneapolis anymore. Rachael Leigh Cook, who plays Christina, is a native of Minneapolis.
Two years after this film was released, Alan Rickman and Bill Nighy would both co-star in the 2003 hit film "Love Actually". They didn't have any scenes together.