The French title (literally "Dreadful Lawn"), is a crude expression for pubic hair.
Balasko wrote the part of Larent Lafaye for her friend Thierry Lhermitte. He was finally unavailable and Christopher Lambert was considered for the part but he wasn't interested. The idea of offering the part to Alain Chabat came from producer Claude Berri.
Final film of Annick Berger.