Trivia: As an in-joke, Brian Hope and Charlie McManus are both credited as playing the flight attendants in the ending credits.
Trivia: Shirley MacLaine (born 1934) is only fifteen years older than Meryl Streep (born 1949), who plays her daughter.
Trivia: Pamela Poitier, who plays the role of Nurse Satler, is the daughter of the film's director, Sidney Poitier.
Trivia: Miriam Margolyes plays Kevin Kline's mother in the film, even though in real life she's only six years older than Kline.