Adam Sandler's real-life dog, named Meatball, is the son of the dog that played Mr. Beefy in this movie. Meatball was Adam Sandler's best man at his wedding.
Carl Weathers reprised his role of "Chubbs" from Happy Gilmore (1996), though he is not credited for the role a second time.
This is the fourth Adam Sandler film to have a love interest with the initials "V. V.," with Patricia Arquette as Valerie Veran. The first was Billy Madison (1995) (Veronica Vaughn); the second was Happy Gilmore (1996) (Virginia Venet); and the third was The Waterboy (1998) (Vicki Valencourt).