Janeane Garofalo, a shade over five feet tall, sometimes had to stand on a box just to be in the same frame with 6-foot co-star Uma Thurman.
Uma Thurman's brother, Dechen Thurman, was the bookstore clerk who commented on what a great body she had.
Janeane Garofalo has been quite vocal about how unhappy she was with the film. Initially it was an independent film, but it was turned into a big-studio project when Uma Thurman signed on. Garofalo remarked,"I think it's soft and corny. The soundtrack makes you want to puke. And everybody's dressed in Banana Republic clothing. The original script and intent was very different. It was supposed to be a small-budget independent film, with a lot more complexity to the characters. When it became a studio commercial film, Abby and the guy wind up together at the end." Garofalo has since disowned the film, calling it anti-feminist.
In the scene where Uma Thurman and Janeane Garofalo are in the bookstore, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are in the background looking at a large shelf of books.
Screenwriter Audrey Wells worked as a disc jockey at San Francisco jazz radio station KJAZ FM. Her experience inspired her to give the character Abby a radio show.