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: Every time they show the outside of the bookstore, on the left you see the same adult drying a child's tears. (00:17:55)

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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: What did it say on the bench in the garden they climbed over the fence for?

Answer: "For June who loved this garden - from Joseph who always sat beside her." And below that, "June Wetherby 1917-1992" with a picture of a three leaf clover underneath. Upon seeing the inscription, Julia Roberts comments, "some people *do* spend their whole lives together."

Michael Albert

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