Trivia

Betty Comden was hired to play Garbo at the end of the film because the producers were sure that the real Garbo either could not be located or would flatly turn them down. However, the producers tried a known associate of Greta Garbo's. He was located and was asked to ask the great actress if she would appear in the film, but the associate never responded.

This was Hermione Gingold's final acting role before her death on May 24, 1987 at the age of 89.

This was Howard Da Silva's final film before his death on February 16, 1986 at the age of 76.

The film's title is taken from the famous Tinseltown Old Hollywood expression "Garbo Talks" which recognized the significant time that silent film star Greta Garbo was first heard speaking in the talkie Anna Christie (1930) which was a filmed adaptation from the stage play by Eugene O'Neill. The picture was promoted with the slogan tagline GARBO TALKS!.

This was Harvey Fierstein's first film.

Greta Garbo: Uncredited, as herself, in archive footage.

Harvey Fierstein: The Broadway playwright as Greta Garbo fan Bernie Whitlock.