Although a Blu-ray of Garota Veneno (2002) was planned to be released in 2012 for its 10th anniversary, it has never been released. As of 2023, no physical copy of the film exists outside of its original 2003 DVD and VHS release.
Rachel McAdams and Melora Hardin, who play daughter and mother in this movie, are really only 11 years apart in age.
(at around 1h 15 mins) Rob Schneider's mother, Pilar Schneider, appeared as one of the cheerleading contest judges.
(at around 7 mins) When the rival cheerleaders from the Foxes team exit the stores and get caught by the security guards, one says, "Let's go, Winona". This is a reference to Winona Ryder, who was convicted of shoplifting in December 2001.
The MPAA originally gave the film an R rating, but it was re-rated PG-13 rating on appeal (without cuts).
Adam Sandler: As the Mambuza Bongo Guy. Sandler's role is loosely based on a hippie clerk character that Rob Schneider played on an Saturday Night Live (1975) sketch whose catch phrase was, "You put your weed in there." His scene was filmed on the eighth day of shooting.