A Braille book that Carol Faber reads is "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez who happens to be the father of Rodrigo García, this film's director.
Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, Kathy Baker, Miguel Sandoval, Amy Brenneman and Elpidia Carrillo later appeared in segments of the film "Nine Lives" (2005), which was also directed by Rodrigo Garcia.
Calista Flockhart and Kathy Baker share no scenes in this film, however, Baker did appear as a guest star in the first season of "Ally McBeal" three years before this film's release.
Danny Woodburn and Miguel Sandoval are both alumni of TV's "Seinfeld".