The Squid and the Whale

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• Anna Paquin, who plays a love interest to Jeff Daniels in the Squid and the Whale, played his daughter in Fly Away Home. Upon the release of the Squid and the Whale, Jeff Daniels said that this previous experience made the filming a bit awkward for both of them. His comment to one interviewer about how he and Paquin got through the filming of their intimate scenes was, "we tried not to think about...you know, geese."
• Movie Goof (anachronisms): When the Berkmans are speaking to Walt's teacher about his plagiarism of the song "Hey You" by Pink Floyd during his performance during the talent show, there is a poster behind the teacher promoting reading featuring the WWE wrestler Hurricane (Shane Helms) who made his WWE debut in 2001. He was only 12 in 1986.
• Movie Goof (audio/visual unsynchronized): In the dinner scene at Bernard's new home, Frank asks him what happened to his old agent. Bernard responds with "Pissed me off," but in the shot he is clearly chewing rather than speaking.
• Movie Goof (revealing mistake): Tennis pro Ilie Nastase's first name is misspelled as "Ille" on the poster in Frank's new room.