Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini wrote the screenplay with Scarlett Johansson in mind for the character of Annie Braddock.
Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans and Donna Murphy are all alumni of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
The song "Chim, Chim, Cher-ee," from the movie Mary Poppins (1964), can be heard playing in the background while Annie contemplates becoming a nanny. Later, this tune becomes the ringtone for Annie's cell phone.
In the beach party scene at Nantucket, the grandma is sitting on the beach reading a paperback copy of "The Devil Wears Prada" written by Lauren Weisberger.