The bar used in the film is called Snug Harbor Bar and Grill and is located in downtown New Paltz, NY. Bar regulars were used as background extras.
Liz Garcia said she first wrote the script when she was 24 in response to an onslaught of "hideous teen-boy gross-out comedies." But, she added, since the industry treats female writer-directors like niche oddities, it took more than a decade, and directing 2013's black comedy The Lifeguard, for her to find financing and support.
Liz Garcia said one reason she wanted to make this is because she's interested in movies about sex and lust, because she thinks those are primal, carnal instincts that translate well to a visual medium.
During an interview, Liz Garcia joked that sex scenes are very intimidating for some actors because "when in life are you around people you just met in a work environment, and you're taking your clothes off and figuring out where to put your genitals?"
Director Liz Garcia said she got advice on filming the sex scenes from her producer husband. He told her, "Be very specific with the actors about what they're doing. This is choreography, like a dance scene or an actor sequence. The way you freak actors out is like, 'Okay, guys, act passionate, do whatever you'd normally do.'"