In a 2012 interview with Slate, Elizabeth Banks said that she considered her role in this movie to be one of the worst mistakes in her career. She also said that it was instrumental in her decision to attend drama school, so that she could receive training that would enable her never to have to be in this type of movie again.
Surrender Dorothy is the only film in history ever to win the 'Underground Triple Crown': Grand Jury Prizes at the Slamdance Film Festival, New York Underground Film Festival, and Chicago Underground Film Festival.
Roger Ebert hand-picked Surrender Dorothy as one of only ten films to inaugurate his first annual Ebertfest in Champagne-Urbana, Illinois.
Elizabeth Banks's debut.
The DVD of Surrender Dorothy was voted one of the 'Best DVD Releases of 2000' by the Internet Movie DataBase.