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'A Simple Favor' trivia and fun facts
Who was Diana Hyland?
Linda Cardellini's character is named Diana Hyland. This is also the name of the late actress Diana Hyland who was John Travolta's real-life girlfriend.
Differences between the book and the movie
Many differences appear from the film's source novel: In the novel, Sean works on Wall Street, while in the film, he's an English professor; Emily and Sean are wealthy; Stephanie is a blogger as opposed to a vlogger.
The Gin brand
The gin used to make the Martinis Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively shared on the film is, in fact, Aviation Gin, the company of Ryan Reynolds, Lively's husband.
The director
'A Simple Favor' is the second non-comedy film based on a novel directed by Paul Feig since 'I Am David'.
Novel based
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Darcey Bell.
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