During shooting of a car chase scene, cameraman Guido van Gennep was driven off his dolly by an overzealous stunt driver. He returned to the set after a brief hospital visit and doesn't remember anything of the incident. The shot he was taking when it happened up was still used in the film.
During filming of a scene where they are eating "petit fours", Sanne Wallis de Vries, who has little acting experience, didn't notice her co-stars spitting out the food after each take, and really ate it every time. She ended up getting nauseous.
Was originally meant to be called "De Botox Methode" ("The Botox Method"), but the American pharmaceutics company Allergan objected to the usage of the word "Botox" in the title. Dick Maas said his lawyer told him the matter could have been fought out in court, but decided not too because he didn't have the money for it.
Although three of the four most successful Dutch films of the preceding 20 years were made by Dick Maas, the Dutch Film Fund declined to provide funding for this film three times. After Maas started a legal procedure, they reluctantly gave in.