The role of Beth Hagan was originally to be played by Amanda Peet.
For 21 out of the 22 days of shooting, the heat index was at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit at the Texas locations.
On one particular shoot day, the production was stalled for over an hour due to tremendous rain that flooded the generators powering the lights on set, as well as the catering truck which was severely damaged. A tree even collapsed on an exterior table that, less than an hour before, had sat several primary cast members.
Among the many punk-rocker extras in the club scene at Double Wide, many members of the crew can also be seen.
Raff's band is actually the group 25% Toby performing the song "Skin Cancer" with Nick Stahl on guitar.
The film has heavy drug content. One of the interns was known for carrying bright green Advil liqui-gels. At one point, the pills went missing and were ultimately found in the production's "drug bag" which contained all of the false narcotics used in the film.
Due to the fact that the low budget film required several teenage extras, the college-age interns were told to stop whatever they were doing on more than one occasion and go stand in the background. They can be seen in the throughout the film.
Almost the entire movie was shot in East Dallas, a historic neighborhood where the director grew up and a neighborhood that her family helped to make into a Historic District. The Hagan house actually belongs to the director's family and it has been in their family for almost a hundred years.