[2] It features original a cappella versions of songs by Sting, Ben Folds, Phil Collins, Coldplay, and John Mayer performed by college groups including the Tufts Beelzebubs, UVA Academical Village People, MIT Logarhythms, and Oxford Out of the Blue.

Classic songs by George Gershwin, Harold Arlen and Irving Berlin were arranged by Sean Altman and Kevin Weist.

The primary location for the weekend setting was a mansion on Gibson Road in Sagaponack, NY which was torn down shortly after production ended.

"[5] The Austin Chronicle said, "The Big Chill by way of Woody Allen, Noah Baumbach, and your high school glee club!

"[7] Parental guidance group Common Sense Media rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, due to "a fair amount of 'wikt:locker room talk', as well as drinking and smoking (both cigarettes and pot).