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This was the highest-grossing movie from Canada for 24 years. As of 2010, it is now third highest, having been beaten by Good Cop, Bad Cop and Resident Evil: Afterlife.
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Writer/Director Bob Clark gathered material for the movie over a 15 year period. The story is composite of incidents collected from the males of his generation along with some of his own personal memories from growing up in high school.
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This is the first movie to gross over £1 million at the Irish box office, despite having being banned initially and only released after appeal.
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Chuck Mitchell wasn't the only one considered for the role of "Porky". Broward county sheriff's Deputy Don Lydanne, who was also the personal Bodyguard of the Sheriff of Broward County Ken Jenne, stood at 6'8 and 320 lbs. However, he was turned down for the role due to his "slimmer" physique and lack of a huge stomach.
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Bob Clark stated in the 2006 DVD commentary that he used his real life High School and College experience as the basis for various characters, and compares himself closest to Pee Wee, Billy and Tommy (the brains); others characters were based in real life friends or people he went to school and college with.
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