FAQ

The screenplay was written by American screenwriters Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller.

Nicholas Stoller's wife is from Ann Arbor, so they chose this as their central location for the story. Also, at the time, the state of Michigan was offering massive tax incentives to film in the state and many movies were filmed there in the early 2010's.

"Jackie Wilson Said" by Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners.

The US Blu-ray and DVD releases also contain the 7 minutes longer unrated version. Of course, if a comedy that has already been rated R gets an unrated version, it always seems a bit suspicious. Quite often these new movie cuts only contain additional footage that had originally been left out for a reason (mostly to make the movie tighter). This is also the case here, but it has to be mentioned that at least it was not used as a marketing trick and that the releases contain both of the versions anyway. The only thing worth mentioning about the new footage is that two scenes introduce a new character, Violet's ex Gideon, which makes her look a bit different. The scene with the muppet voices at the end was extended as well; the viewers who liked this bit will certainly approve.