FILM · 2018 · USA

Set It Up

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8 Interesting Facts About Set It Up

1. #002

   The film's central idea — two assistants trying to trap their bosses — actually came from the real-life attempt by the film's producer, Juliet Berman, to trap her boss with the boss of another assistant she had fallen in love with.

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2. #005

   Glen Powell's grandmother can be seen among the crowd at the Yankees game.

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3. #006

   The film initially ran about two and a half hours, and more than an hour of footage was ultimately cut to keep the total runtime tight. Most of the cut scenes concerned Kirsten's past.

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4. #007

   MGM initially acquired the rights to the film, and Emilia Clarke was set to play Harper. However, casting problems stalled the production, and Clarke had to withdraw from the project because of Game of Thrones' filming schedule. With Clarke gone, MGM was no longer interested in making the film, and Netflix took it on.

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5. #008

   Glen Powell and Zoey Deutch had previously appeared together in Everyone Wants Some! (2016).

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6. #009

   Lucy Liu and Taye Diggs also worked together on Chicago (2002) and in various episodes of Ally McBeal (1997).

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7. #010

   Director Claire Scanlon initially envisioned Amy Poehler in the role of Kirsten.

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8. #011

   The man Harper (Jake Robinson) plays miniature golf with is never named, referred to only as "golf guy." As a result, he is also credited as "golf guy."

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