Anecdotes

Since the cast and crew was working with a budget of only $250,000, most of the scenes were filmed in the houses of the crew and their family members who lived within three blocks of each other.

The pink shirt Jennifer Tilly wears in the movie was given to her by her Liaisons interdites (1996) co-star Gina Gershon.

Paul Winfield was recommended for the role of Auntie Mahalia by his friend Mitchell Anderson.

Producer Steven J. Wolfe's aunt makes a cameo as the nurse who leads the cast to Tara's hospital room.

The china used in the movie belonged to Steven J. Wolfe's grandparents.

Steven J. Wolfe: Producer, in the final scene in the dining room. He sits to Megan's right side.