The business with "Ernest's" bill at the Savoy and the money collectors coming to Jack's country home is taken from a scene cut from the play prior to its publication.
Actress Finty Williams, who plays Lady Bracknell as a young dancer, is the daughter of Dame Judi Dench, who plays the older Lady Bracknell.
The scenes where Rupert Everett slaps Colin Firth on his rear end and where Rupert kisses Colin's cheek were ad libs. Director, Oliver Parker, thought Firth's stunned reaction was so humorous he decided to leave them in.
While Reese Witherspoon was learning her English accent for this movie, her husband, Ryan Phillipe was learning a Scottish accent for his role in Gosford Park (2001). And the person who picked it up fastest was... their daughter Ava.
