In addition to playing the role of Charlie Berns in the film, William H. Macy also reads the audio book upon which the film is based.
When Meg Ryan's character is looking up the information on what William H. Macy's character had done recently, she uses IMDb.
Although a film about Hollywood, especially the film culture, and produced with the participation of Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit, "The Deal" was "Filmed entirely on location in Cape Town, South Africa".