'The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)' trivia and fun facts
Old co-workers
First time in over 20 years that Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler have worked together in a movie. They last starred together in 'Happy Gilmore' (1996).
Dustin Hoffman, the father
Dustin Hoffman, who will be playing the father in this film, has coincidentally played a father to characters played by both Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler.
Controversy in Cannes
This film and 'Okja' generated some controversy after being selected for the competition line-up of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, due to the fact that, as Netflix productions, they wouldn't receive a theatrical release in France after the festival. Netflix did try to make a deal with French distributors and cinema chains for a limited release prior to the streaming premiere, but this was hindered by very strict French laws which prevent any film that's released in cinemas from being available on a streaming service prior to 36 months after the original theatrical release date. Although the movies stayed in the competition in the end, the festival did respond to the controversy by amending its rules, specifying that, starting with the 2018 edition, all filmmakers and producers submitting their work for consideration for the competition must be committed to obtaining regular theatrical distribution in France.
3 x 1
The house in which the story takes place is actually three separate houses filmed to look like one.
Hindu
The title of the movie is actually in Urdu / Hindi meaning "The Story of the Day"
Wishing to repeat
In an interview at the Cannes Film Festival, Adam Sandler stated that he enjoyed working on the movie and with Noah Baumbach so much, that he'd do another project with Baumbach as soon as he offered it to him.