The film was shot in John Hughes's hometown Lake Forest, Illinois.
Cheezborger, cheezborger! No fries, chips! No Pepsi, coke! The movie features the originator of the famous John Belushi "Olympia Restaurant" SNL skit, Sam Sianis.
Much of the dialogue in the film is ad-libbed rather than sticking to the original script.
Director, writer, and star Allie Loukas is an avid fan of Wes Craven, paying homage to a shot from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in Kathryn's dream sequence.
Director, writer, and star Allie Loukas styled all of the actors and did not use a wardrobe department, her dad is a clothes horse lending the entire wardrobe for Todd and many of the film's extras.