Prior to his senior year in high school, the only other film not directed by his father, in which Gyllenhaal was allowed to perform, was the 1993 film "Josh and S.A.M.
Skupaj s svojo mamo sta se Jake in Maggie Gyllenhaal pojavila v dveh epizodah italijanske kuharske serije "Molto Mario", ki se je predvajala na kanalu Food Network.