Bewitched (film)/Trivia


 * Actor Allusion: Kristen Chenoweth was cast in this film specifically because Nicole Kidman saw her on Broadway as Glinda in Wicked, and convinced Nora Ephron to add a part for her to the film.
 * The Cameo: Amy Sedaris as Gladys Kravitz.  Not to mention a number of well-known actresses appearing briefly in the "audition" montages trying to wiggle their noses like Elizabeth Montgomery.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: Where to start?
 * Glinda is Isabel's next door neighbor and new best friend.
 * Michael Caine as her father.
 * Shirley MacLaine as the actress playing Endora.
 * Jason Schwartzman, Stephen Colbert, David Alan Grier, Steve Carell... this was an all-star cast.
 * Mythology Gags:
 * Also an Actor Allusion at one remove: Aunt Clara offers Isabel "Lorna Doone" cookies shortly before disappearing.  Marion Lorne, the TV show's Aunt Clara, did commercials for Lorna Doones.
 * When Jack objects that Uncle Arthur is a bad driver, Arthur breezily announces that it wasn't him. The exchange references an episode of Bewitched in which Paul Lynde appeared as a driving instructor before being cast as Uncle Arthur.
 * Shout-Out:
 * The sequence where Jack and Isabel dance and play in the soundstage after hours is oddly reminiscent of a similar sequence in Singin' in the Rain.
 * What Could Have Been:
 * The role of Jack was originally intended for Jim Carrey.
 * Iris was originally written as a normal human, but Shirley MacLaine mentioned that she'd always wanted to play a witch, so...