During the making of the film, Asia Argento made the documentary Abel/Asia (1998) about director Abel Ferrara.
Plans for an adaptation of William Gibson's short story were made as far back as 1989, with Kathryn Bigelow originally attached to direct.
The electronic device used in this film was a Pilot 1000.
According to Abel Ferrara, both Virginie Ledoyan and Chloe Sevigny were considered for the role of Sandii and Arnold Schwarzenegger was considered for the role of Fox.
Zoë Lund, who collaborated with Ferrara in Ms .45 (1981) and Bad Lieutenant (1992), reportedly wrote a first draft of this film's screenplay in 1996.