Production note The movie grossed about $182 million in 1995, which the hosts call enormous for a rom-com.
Production note Sandra Bullock auditioned while she was shooting Speed and got the role on charm.
Production note The film was shot in Chicago in an unusually warm fall, so cold weather had to be faked.
Production note The train scene required special precautions, including turning off electricity to the tracks and filming parts in reverse.
Production note Sandra Bullock improvised dunking her Oreo into the cat’s milk.
Production note Peter Gallagher hit his head filming the train sequence and had to keep working with the injury.
Production note The working title was Coma Guy.
Production note The movie was initially conceived with the genders reversed but was changed because that felt too creepy.
Production note Bill Pullman still owns and wears the movie’s jacket.
Disputed in the episode The writers reportedly wrote many scripts together before this was made.
Speed Used as a key Sandra Bullock breakthrough and comparator for her stardom.
Sleepless in Seattle Used both as a rom-com reference point and as a Bill Pullman contrast.
Independence Day Cited as Bill Pullman’s defining role and Apex Mountain candidate.
You’ve Got Mail Compared to Lucy’s confession scene and used as a rom-com benchmark.
The Last Dance Referenced as part of the Chicago-in-the-90s conversation.
ER Used to frame Chicago medical-drama culture in the same era.
The Blind Side Mentioned as one of Bullock’s later major successes.
Gravity Mentioned as a major later Bullock performance and career peak.
Two Weeks Notice Used as a later Bullock rom-com connected to Lucy’s character energy.
The Holiday Used as a comparison for physical comedy and female romantic-comedy energy.
Sex and the City Referenced when discussing the furniture-making boyfriend archetype and Aiden.
A League of Their Own Mentioned in relation to Geena Davis and Bill Pullman.
Ghost Used in a discussion of Patrick Swayze’s charisma and early-90s sex symbolism.
Dirty Dancing Referenced while evaluating Patrick Swayze as a casting possibility.
Aiden Not a direct title reference but the Sex and the City character is used as a romantic archetype.
