The Two Guys Deli is not a real bodega, it was made for the movie. Yet, in real life people would try to come in and buy things and the production almost got a citation from the city inspector for selling cigarettes without the tax stamps as he didn't realize it was just a set.
The name probably came from the TV show Ryan Reynolds was in Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place.
The name probably came from the TV show Ryan Reynolds was in Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place.
When Will and April are talking after he leaves his birthday party he mentions the song "Come As You Are" by Nirvana. Will says the line from the song is "as a friend, as a known enemy", April corrects him saying it's "as a friend, as an old memory." The actual lyric is "As a friend, as an old enemy."
When doing publicity for the movie, Ryan Reynolds went on Regis and Kelly with guest host Neil Patrick Harris. Because of Harris' involvement in How I Met Your Mother (2005) Reynolds tried really hard not to say that phrase while describing the movie.
Out of the four leads in the film, only Elizabeth Banks is American. Ryan Reynolds, Rachel Weisz and Isla Fisher respectively are Canadian, British and Australian.