Reese Witherspoon's real-life niece Abby James Witherspoon plays Reese's character Cooper as a little girl in the opening scenes.
The movie takes place in Texas, but was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The film's original title was "Don't Mess with Texas".
Universal Pictures originally picked up the script before putting it in turnaround, in which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picked it up, and partnered with Warner Bros. to distribute.
Manolo Gonzalez Vergara: Sofía Vergara son Manolo Gonzalez Vergara appears as the disc jockey at Teresa's (Evaluna Montaner) quinceañera.