TITLE DROP: Mentioned by Hank Paulson character while lecturing his aide ("Here's your too big to fail").
Topher Grace initially had a hard time putting aside his political beliefs to fill his role, but after talking to Curtis Hanson he figured out how to access his character's emotions and was fine from that point forward.
The film cast includes one Oscar winner: William Hurt; and three Oscar nominees: James Woods, Paul Giamatti and Michael O'Keefe.
Based on a true story.