Trivia

Orlando Bloom made his film debut in this film, with a brief appearance as a "Rentboy."

In the DVD commentary Sir Stephen Fry, who is gay, admits he was nervous about the love scenes with his heterosexual co-stars. He remarked that Jude Law, Michael Sheen, and Ioan Gruffudd were quick to put him at ease.

The story read by Constance and Oscar to the children is "The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde.

Film debut of Ioan Gruffudd, playing the role of "John Gray."

Producer Marc Samuelson, despite acknowledging that Sir Stephen Fry was the perfect choice to play Oscar Wilde, found it difficult to obtain financing due to Fry's lack of star power.