The Oscar statuette used in the film is 'Kevin Kline (I)' 's. He won it in 1988 for Best Supporting Actor in A Fish Called Wanda (1988). The high school scenes were mostly shot at Pompton Lakes High School, yet the school and town receive no mention in the closing credits. 'Matt Dillon (I)' 's outing of his teacher in his acceptance speech is based upon Tom Hanks' real-life acceptance speech at The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV) for his Oscar for Philadelphia (1993), in which he t ...[Read Story ]