This movie was screened for critics before release, which is rare for a Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg movie.
Movies being parodied in this film include: Mariage à la grecque (2002), Hitch, expert en séduction (2005), Julie & Julia (2009), Star Wars (1977), Mon beau-père, mes parents et moi (2004), Mon beau-père et moi (2000), Comment se faire larguer en 10 leçons (2003), Dodgeball ! Même pas mal ! (2004), Kill Bill: Volume I (2003), Dumb & Dumber (1994), Pretty Woman (1990), Ce que veulent les femmes (2000), Polly et moi (2004), Serial noceurs (2005), Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001), King Kong (2005), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Jerry Maguire (1996) and Napoleon Dynamite (2004). TV Shows being parodied include: Cars restoration (2004) and The Bachelor (2002).
Adam Campbell, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge, and Tony Cox all also appeared in Big Movie (2007), which was also written/produced by Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg.
(at around 10 mins) According to the cast commentary, the woman pictured in the ad for the reality show that Julia goes onto is Alyson Hannigan's stunt double.