Many of the actors worked for free given the extremely small budget each filmmaker had for their film.
Filmmaker Josh Stifter produces the "Flush Studios" podcast where he frequently has the other filmmakers on to record commentary and discuss behind the scenes moments that did not make it into the "Rebel Without a Crew: The Series" episode.
Steve Joyner, one of the filmmakers' advisors, played the henchman in the "Machete" trailer featured in "Planet Terror".
Cecilia Conti played a small role as a paramedic in Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" and had a cameo in "Sin City" as one of the old town girls.
The Filmmakers had less than 1 week to prep their 14 day shoot.