The book Gulliver Stevens reads to Professor Giles is Gulliver Travels.
The last scene in Dean Wade's Office needed Dean Wade, Emma and Gulliver to be in the same shots. With actor Drew DeCaro sick and unable to make it. Both Danielle Alagna (Emma) and Daryn Kahn (Gulliver) did their scenes on one day. Drew DeCaro (Dean Wade) came in another day with stand-ins.
Gulliver from Gulliver Travels first name can be seen on the black board in the class room.
Dean Wade is named after Co-director/Co-Writer, D.J. Valentine's favorite NBA player Dwyane Wade aka "D-Wade"
Other names considered for title character: Bartleby Stevens, Horatio Stevens and Maximillion Reeves.