Sonic Youth wrote "Sunday" for this film in 1996. A re-recorded version of this song appears on their 1998 album "A Thousand Leaves."
Giovanni Ribisi and Richard Linklater had some dispute over Ribisi appearing nude in the film. Linklater eventually convinced him that it was "in his Moya character". Ribisi agreed.
Steve Zahn and Samia Shoaib are the two cast members who were featured in the original run of Eric Bogosian's play as well as the movie.
This movie is based in the fictional town of Burnfield, TX., which is in part based on Woburn, MA., Eric Bogosian's hometown.