Trivia

Mark Wahlberg liked this script so much, he signed on before a director was hired.

Many of Mark Wahlberg's lines were improvised. Garrett Hedlund had difficulty improvising his lines, so director John Singleton and Mark Wahlberg helped him through it.

Most of the teasing with Jack was improvised by Mark Wahlberg and Garrett Hedlund.

During the Thanksgiving dinner, only Bobby does not "see" Evelyn. This is due to Bobby refusing to accept her death.

Almost the entire soundtrack comes from the early 1970s, what John Singleton calls the "dark years" of Motown.

John Singleton: Appears as the goalie during the hockey scene on Thanksgiving.