The two men have been good friends for awhile and mention that they had always wanted to do a comedy together. Freundlich points out that Billy Crudup is also a close friend and that Julianne Moore is his wife. In fact, a lot of family and friends appear in this film as he points out in the opening credits sequence. To add to the chummy vibe, they point out that Garry Shandling (who has a cameo in the movie) is a good friend of Duchovny’s. Freundlich also speaks at length about the challenges of shooting on location in the city that gets tedious after awhile but fortunately Duchovny breaks things up occasionally with his dry wit which comes as welcome relief.