Alfie Trivias

During the scene at the florist's shop (supposedly in downtown Manhattan but filmed in Liverpool), there is a shot looking into the shop from outside. A couple of small Regency-style terraced houses, clearly inappropriate for the film's setting, can be seen reflected in the window.

Billie Piper auditioned for the role of Nikki.

Nia Long who plays Lonette had a no-nudity clause in the contract for this film.

According to director Charles Shyer, in the shot where Alfie (Jude Law) punches a car windshield, Law actually cracked the windshield. Apparently, the actor wasn't able to put as much effort into punching the windshield until Charles Shyer told him to imagine that it was the paparazzi. As a result, Jude Law punched so hard that a sledgehammer had to destroy the cracked windshield.

Outside the cafe after meeting Julie, Alfie's scarf disappears and reappears between shots.

Director Charles Shyer was inspired by the skinny suits that the Beatles wore in A Hard Day's Night (1964) for Alfie's wardrobe and the brown sweater that Alfie wears in several scenes was Jude Law's own.

When filming was taking place in Manchester, England in 2003, a local resident who lived across the street recorded set construction, and on-set activity from his window with a camcorder. When the director, Charles Shyer, found out the local resident was doing this he threatened to "sue his ass" but the resident reminded him that they were filming outside his very house.

When Nikki is painting Alfie's Apartment, she approaches Alfie holding a cigarette. When she's going to touch Alfie with her painted hands, she has the cigarette in her mouth. Then the angle changes and she has it again in her hands.

Alfie's Vespa is painted blue and white as an inside joke. The colors pay homage to Jude Law's favorite football team, Tottenham Hotspur.

Susan Sarandon gave pics of herself in the seventies to British artist Russel Oxley, who used them to paint an acrylic portrait of her character, supposedly from that era. After filming, the canvas went home with Susan Sarandon.