There are at least two different versions of the film, with scenes either missing or added and different takes of key moments. The rarer 105-minute cut shortens many scenes but includes a missing scene between Harlan and Lonnie. Indeed, several of the escape scenes are different and in some cases reflect differently on Harlan's character. The sound mix is also different, with "Lean On Me Gently" as the credits song instead of Mazzy Star's "Look On Down From the Bridge."
Harlan takes on the persona of a naive farm boy from South Dakota. However, in a later scene where Harlan is wearing a wife beater t-shirt, you can make out a Black Flag tattoo on Harlan's shoulder. Black Flag was a hardcore punk rock band from Los Angeles. This is the first hint that Harlan might not be what he claims to be.