Filming for the movie was primarily done in New Orleans and finished one week before Hurricane Katrina hit. As a result, the film is dedicated to the people who suffered from the hurricane and subsequent flooding.
Olivia is with Celia's teacher and reading a story that Celia had begun writing. The story is about a cat named Olive and a dog named Cici. But at the end of the movie, they changed it to a cat named Cici and a dog named Olive.
In the very beginning of the movie, Olivia grabs her car keys and runs out the door. She puts the car in drive and drives off after closing the door, but her keys are still in her right hand.