Next to the last film of Glenne Headly. She passed away at age 62 in June 2017, about 7 months prior to the film's release.
This movie was never screened for critics, before its initial theatrical release.
The ages of the main male and female leads spanned 20 years. As of the December 2017 release date, Morgan Freeman (Duke) was 80, Tommy Lee Jones (Leo) was 71, Rene Russo (Suzie) was 63, Joe Pantoliano (Joe) was 66, Glenne Headly (Marguerite) would have been 62, Sheryl Lee Ralph (Roberta) was 60, and Elizabeth Ashley (Lily) was 78.
Marks the first time Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman have co-starred in a film together.
The poem that Tommy Lee Jones started to recite was "The Cremation of Sam McGee".