The movie was shot in late fall-early winter. The grass at the Atlanta home was dead, and had to be digitally colored green.
The idea for the film came from a real life experience for Billy Crystal when he and his wife looked after their grandchildren for a weekend.
Billy Crystal is 16 years older than Marisa Tomei. Bette Midler is 19 years older than Tomei.
Billy Crystal had always wanted to work with Marisa Tomei since the time she came in to read for the part of his wife on Mr. Saturday Night - A Arte de Fazer Rir (1992). She was deemed too young for that part.