Trivia: The house with the blue door (William's residence) was formerly the home of the movie's screenplay writer, Richard Curtis.
Trivia: Rhys Ifans didn't wash himself for two weeks in the lead-up to this movie in order to get himself into the role of Spike.
Trivia: Anna telling off the diners in the restaurant was not scripted; it was improvised by Julia Roberts. The producers loved it and decided to keep it in the movie.
Trivia: When Will's friend Bernie asks Anna how much money she made in her last movie, Anna replies, $15 million. This is the exact same figure that Julia Roberts was paid for her role in Notting Hill.
Trivia: Throughout the whole film, Anna never refers to William by his actual name, either in conversation or when addressing him directly.
Answer: According to this site, it was planned. http://nldslab.soe.ucsc.edu/charactercreator/film_corpus/film_2012xxxx/imsdb.com/Notting-Hill.html They both smile - suddenly the press gets what's going on - music - noise - they all turn and flash, flash, flash photos of William. Max and Bella kiss. Bernie kisses a total stranger. Spike finally makes it - he's bright red from running.
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