Trivia

Peter Benchley, the grandson of humorist and featured character Robert Benchley, plays editor Frank Crowninshield.

The founding of the "New Yorker" magazine is a subplot in this movie; Wallace Shawn's father, William, was, for many years, editor-in-chief of "The New Yorker".

Keith Carradine, who has a cameo in this movie as Will Rogers, also created the role of Will Rogers in "Will Rogers Follies" on Broadway. For that role, he was nominated in 1991 for a Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, and for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, losing both to Jonathan Pryce who starred in "Miss Saigon".

According to the article "Back to the Round Table With Dorothy Parker and Pals. . ." published in 'The New York Times' on 29th August 1993, star Jennifer Jason Leigh was so dedicated to doing this movie that Leigh did it for what she says was "a tenth of what I normally get for a film".

Cyndi Lauper makes a cameo as a guest at the croquet game party. She sits next to Martha Plimpton's Jane Grant character on the porch.

Cyndi Lauper: As a guest at the croquet game party. Lauper sits next to Martha Plimpton's Jane Grant character on the porch.