A few characters have alliterative names: Nick Naylor, Heather Holloway, Bobby Jay Bliss, and Lorne Lutch (aka Marlboro Man). This is similar to the naming customs for certain comic book heroes, particularly the Marvel gang (Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Reed Richards, etc.), which is a noteworthy coincidence because many of this movie's actors have been in comic book based movies. Katie Holmes was in Batman Begins (2005), Aaron Eckhart was in that movie's sequel The Dark Knight (2008), J.K. Simmons was in three Spider-Man movies, Maria Bello was in A History of Violence (2005), William H. Macy was in Mystery Men (1999) and provided a voice in the cartoon Superman: Where There's Smoke (1998) (which as a further coincidence, has a title similar to this movie), Sam Elliott was in Hulk (2003) and Ghost Rider (2007), Cameron Bright was in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and Melora Hardin was in The Rocketeer (1991).