Production had to be halted while Paul Held recovered from surgery. His "news reporter" footage was taped while he was still wearing a full leg cast, obscured by the desk.
Christopher G. Pike first appears in the water, which was filmed at Lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsbury, MA, in late November. The director, Curtis Reid, originally told him that the water was only about three or four feet deep, so his "drowning" reaction is genuine.
The opening credit sequence driving footage was the last piece footage shot, chronologically. The driver, who was uncredited, was Nicholas Magrey.