At one point, William H. Macy's character says "F-ck you, f-ck the lot of you, f-ck you all!". Director David Mamet previously used this line in the film "Glengarry Glen Ross (it was shouted by Ed Harris's character).
Rebecca Pidgeon, who plays Edmond's wife, also starred opposite William H. Macy in the original stage version of 'Oleanna', also written by David Mamet.
The shots of the basketball game in the bar keep showing the same segment even after many minutes pass during the conversation. You see the same scramble for the ball and the same drive to the basket at least twice.