Colin Firth plays Harry Bright, whose nickname in this movie is "Harry Head Banger". In the 2003 movie, Daphne (Amanda Bynes) tries to encourage Henry (Colin Firth) to head bang to music.
When Lord Henry Dashwood (Colin Firth) calls Libby Reynolds (Kelly Preston) to tell her Daphne Reynolds (Amanda Bynes) has been out all day with a boy in a band (Ian Wallace (Oliver James)), Libby says, "Lemme guess, he's a drummer?" The character on whom Ian was based, David Parkson (John Saxon), is a drummer in the original movie. Oliver James, who played Ian, is also drummer in real life.
