Ryan Gosling built the kitchen table featured in the movie in preparation for his role as Noah.
Ryan Gosling was the director's (Nick Cassavetes) first and only choice for the role of Noah.
In the scene when Allie is in college, her professor says "Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself". This is a quote of Walt Whitman, the poet that wrote the poems Noah was reading to his father on the porch when Allie gives him her painting.
Background music for the original theatrical trailer for this film featured music from 'Rachel Portman (I)' 's score for The Cider House Rules (1999).
The music at the end of the trailer is from the Pleasantville score by Randy Newman.
Gena Rowlands, who played older Allie in the movie, is the director's (Nick Cassavetes) mother.
Ryan Gosling (Young Noah) wore brown eye contacts because James Garner (Old Noah) has brown eyes, and Gosling has blue.
The "after 7 years Allie and Noah" scenes were shot first and then the crew/cast went on a Christmas break. Ryan Gosling had to lose the beard and 20lbs he'd had as the older Noah and come back to play the young Noah. Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling were rather shy and unsure around each other in the "after 7 years" scenes but were more comfortable together in the young Allie and Noah scenes.
Rachel McAdams beat many people for the role of Allie, including Britney Spears.
Ashley Judd was once attached to play the character of Allie.
Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise were also once attached to the project but backed out.
Ryan Gosling prepared for his role by living in Charleston, South Carolina before filming began. For two months, he rowed the Ashley River in the morning and built furniture during the day
The piano piece that young Allie plays and old Allie memorizes is a prelude by Frederic Chopin.
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