Notting Hill

Trivia: The house with the blue door (William's residence) was formerly the home of the movie's screenplay writer, Richard Curtis.

Trivia: Rhys Ifans didn't wash himself for two weeks in the lead-up to this movie in order to get himself into the role of Spike.

Trivia: Anna telling off the diners in the restaurant was not scripted; it was improvised by Julia Roberts. The producers loved it and decided to keep it in the movie.

Trivia: When Will's friend Bernie asks Anna how much money she made in her last movie, Anna replies, $15 million. This is the exact same figure that Julia Roberts was paid for her role in Notting Hill.

Trivia: Throughout the whole film, Anna never refers to William by his actual name, either in conversation or when addressing him directly.

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Continuity mistake: When William takes Anna back to his flat, after the orange juice incident. His shirt is stained, she comes into the flat and changes. Then she leaves. When she returns to get her books, his shirt is still stained but after she kisses him the stain is gone. An impressive kiss... (00:16:45)

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Anna Scott: I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.

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Question: Who is the actor at the press conference who says "Are you getting married?" and what is written on the side of William's refrigerator?

Answer: Uncredited actor Taylor Murphy asks "are the two of you getting married?" under the Elvis Costello song, "She." The side of William's refrigerator has a set of magnetized words, found on many refrigerators, which can be arranged and rearranged to form messages for communication to other members of the household, or created just for fun.

Michael Albert

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