This is the second feature film where Julianne Hough and Russell Brand star alongside each other, the first of which being Rock Forever (2012).
Diablo Cody's directorial debut
Iliza Shlesinger's debut.
In a 2013 interview with Vanity Fair, Diablo Cody spoke about one of the specific challenges she faced while making the film: "I would say that if you have an 18-month-old and you are also pregnant, I would not recommend directing a film. But we got through it. And I was really lucky-I had my mother there with me and she stepped in and just took wonderful care of my son and me. She got us through it. There are a lot of complicated reasons why there aren't a lot of female directors, but I feel like that has to be one of them."