goofs
- In the coffee shop, Claire pours cream into her coffee three times, and puts sugar in twice.
- The amount of ice in Bill's scotch glass varies from shot to shot when the family is having drinks.
- When Quince is talking to Joe before the party, his wine glass jumps from hand to hand between shots.
- Just before clinking glasses with Joe Black, William Parrish holds his wine glass by the bowl when seen from the front, but by the stem when shot from behind.
- When Susan is kissing Joe goodbye after having made love, her medical bag is on the floor. Even though she doesn't bend down to pick it up before she walks away, she has it in her hand as she exits.
- The exterior shots of the helicopter are of a Sikorsky S-76. However, the interior shots are of a larger helicopter, possibly something equivalent to a Sikorsky S-92 (the executive model S-76 typically has only 2 rows of rear seats that face each other).
- When Joe walks into the office to tell Bill that it will be just the two of them, Bill takes off his glasses twice.
- When Susan and Joe are on the steps at the party, we see a shot of Susan's back and the straps of her dress are twisted. In the next shot, the straps have straightened themselves.
- During the fireworks scenes the audience hear the explosion at exactly the same time as they see it. It should be delayed by a few seconds.
trivia
- Received a significant sales boost, as this was one of the first films the trailer for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) was attached to. This resulted in the near legendary occurrence of people paying full fare just to see the trailer, as well as a projected boost of those who stayed through the movie.
- The trailer borrows music from the score of Apollo 13.
- The most expensive film without special effects during its time.