It's Complicated - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of It's Complicated or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to It's Complicated

[tamara]

The film's depiction of recreational marijuana smoking in an innocent manner without consequences is rumored to be the main reason for its R rating by the MPAA.

[ella]

Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin are all related to each other. Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin are 10th cousins sharing common ancestry through John Scudder and Elizabeth Stoughton. Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin are 18 cousins several times removed sharing common ancestry through John Neville and Maude Percy. Steve Martin and Meryl Streep are also 18th cousins several times removed through the same Neville/Percy line.

[melinda]

During production, this was simply referred to as "The Untitled Nancy Meyers Project".

[jesus]

Film debut of Emily Kinney.

[fred]

Alec Baldwin said on the Late Show with David Letterman (1993) that a body double was used for his nude scene.

[sandra]

Steve Martin's scenes all had to be shot in the first two months of production as he was about to embark on a solo stage tour.

[caroline]

It is extremely rare for the lead actress to be older than her leading man. Meryl is nine years older than Alec, while Steve is older than Meryl. This speaks to Meryl's talents and also how great she fits with Alec, you'd never notice the age difference.

[elmer]

In the movie Jane teases Jake about being an old father and being almost 80 when a potential child graduates college since his second wife wants to have a baby. Shortly after making the movie Alec Baldwin who plays Jake married a younger woman and has several children with her. In real life he will be over 80 when his youngest graduates college.

[tamara]

The part of Jane was written specifically for Meryl Streep - who loved the final screenplay.

[oscar]

Steve Martin also plays an architect in the movie HouseSitter (1992)

[nina]

Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Michael Douglas and Tom Hanks were considered for the role of Jake Adler.

[wesley]

Although they have never previously worked together in a film, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are tied for most times hosting Saturday Night Live (1975) with 14 times each. They also co-hosted the 2010 Academy Awards.

[stephanie]

Although set in California, most of the film was shot in New York City.

[steve]

Jim Norton auditioned for the role of the hotel doctor.

[kylie]

Only the exteriors of the home at 714 West Potrero in Thousand Oaks, CA, was used. The interiors were shot on sets. The actual home that was used for the exterior shots was also used in "Columbo" in 1998 called 'Ashes to Ashes', as well as the homes actual interiors.

[camila]

In the scene where Jane answers a phone call from her daughter Lauren, she is clearly surprised by Jake who kisses her causing her to say "You're still on the phone" instead of "You're still on the plane." This was a genuine reaction from Meryl Streep who did not expect Alec Baldwin to kiss her. Nancy Meyers had directed Alec to kiss Meryl since it would be something Jake would do. Fortunately, Streep kept the scene going and incorporated her mistake therefore the scene could be kept in the movie.

[kenneth]

Hermes noticed an uptick in sales of their scarves as Meryl Streep wears three of them during the course of the film.

[charlie]

Zoe Kazan plays Gabby Adler in this film, and the year before she played a character named Gretta Adler in Me and Orson Welles (2008)

[clayton]

John Krasinski admitted to being initially very nervous about acting alongside legend Meryl Streep.