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Dan in Real Life (2007) More at IMDbPro »

• The name of the central family in this film is Burns, just as in Peter Hedges previous directorial effort Pieces of April (2003).
  
  
• In one scene, Marie can be seen wearing a sweatshirt which says "Oak Park" on the front. John Mahoney has lived in Oak Park, IL for many years.
  
  
• The movie was filmed in an actual house in Rhode Island, where the cast spent a great deal of time bonding and rehearsing before filming began.
  
  
• Largely based on co-writer Pierce Gardner's personal experiences on years going to summer vacations at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware with his wife's extended family.
  
  
• The duet that Frank Wood and his wife perform in the family talent show is "La ci darem la mano" from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Don Giovanni". The duet is a seduction scene in which Don Giovanni convinces Zerlina to leave her fiancé.
  
  

• SPOILER: Peter Hedges' son, Lucas Hedges, has a cameo dancing with Dan's youngest daughter, Lilly, at the wedding.
  
  

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