In the movie, Ari Gold refers to Travis McCredle as "Forrest Gump, Jr." Haley Joel Osment, who plays Travis, played Forrest Gump, Jr. in Forrest Gump (1994).
Mark Wahlberg and Kevin Dillon have both mentioned a sequel is likely, depending on how the first one is received.
The character Turtle was based on Mark Wahlberg's real-life assistant, Donnie "Donkey" Carroll, who died December 18, 2005 from an asthma attack at age 39.
Martin Landau: playing his character from the series, Bob Ryan. Landau was 86 at the time of the film's release, making him the oldest cast member in the film, followed by Warren Buffett at 84.
Ed O'Neill, David Faustino: Features former Married with Children (1987) co-stars, but the pair do not share a scene together.