Trivia: Roberto Benigni became the first Italian actor in more than 35 years to win an Oscar for an acting role. The last winner was Sophia Loren. His unexpecting Oscar win for "Best Actor" marked only the second time that an actor had directed himself in an Academy Award winning performance. The other was Laurence Olivier for Hamlet (1948). Benigni also became the first actor to win a best actor oscar for an non-English speaking role.
Trivia: When they are showing the magazines with Orgazmo on the front for the film's publicity, on the front of the GQ magazine, it shows Trey Parker and Matt Stone as being article writers for the magazine.
Trivia: The mars shuttle is a space shuttle type craft. It has different wings which are more curved and also smaller. When the shuttle is launched the moviemakers have simply used a genuine space-shuttle scene, where the shuttle has completely different wings.
Trivia: When Brad is trying to get back to Brooke's house he gets on a bus. The bus driver goes crazy when he has no money. If you look closely on the top of the bus you can see the number 2525. The same bus number from Speed.
Trivia: Random point. The hiker who stops Ewan McGregor during his escape is Timothy Olyphant, in only his second film role. You may not know the name, but he went on to play the killer in Scream 2, a drug dealer in Go, and a detective in Gone in 60 Seconds. Well, I was surprised.
Trivia: Alex Whitman's (played by Matthew Perry) dad, Richard, is played by John Bennett Perry, Matthew Perry's real-life father.
Trivia: The final film directed by legendary actor, comedian, and filmmaker Carl Reiner (he continued to work, albeit primarily as an actor and writer).
Trivia: Due to the financial success of the previous two films, Disney originally intended for this to be a theatrical film. However, after their success with the direct-to-video animated sequels "The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves," Disney decided to make this their first foray into a direct-to-video live-action sequel. Given it was gamble, this decision unfortunately resulted in the budget being lowered substantially in comparison to the previous two films.
Trivia: The Mexican restaurant Manny's El Loco, located in California, was officially the Good Burger restaurant from the movie.
Trivia: One of the many early concepts for the film after Macaulay Culkin dropped out was to have Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern returning as the "Wet Bandits," who would torment Kevin's young cousin Fuller, but this was dropped as none of the actors wanted to return for a third film.
Trivia: Elaine Stritch plays Mavis LaBreche, the mother of Liz LaBreche (Dyan Cannon). In real life, Stritch (born 1925) was only twelve years older than Cannon (born 1937).
Trivia: The box that holds all the captured chess pieces shows Pixar Studios' old address, or the address they had at the time of this film.
Trivia: Originally intended to be a major theatrical release. However, after production company Turner Broadcasting was merged with Time Warner, the latter decided to simply burn off the film by releasing it into theaters with little promotion. As a result, despite receiving good reviews, the movie bombed in theaters. However, it has gained a cult following in the years since its release.