Anecdotes

Meg Foster has cited Big Moe as one of the best characters she has ever played.

Full Moon's first theatrical release.

The majority of the actors in the bus scene, with the exception of director Richard Elfman, were actually video store employees who won their roles as part of a contest.

Meg Foster fell ill from the cigar smoking she had to do as Big Moe.

The film was intended to get a wide theatrical release by Paramount, but executives were horrified by the final result. They were, however, contractually obligated to release it on home video. The Paramount staff who'd been dazzled by producer Charles Band a few years earlier had been replaced, and this movie's failure has been blamed for the loss of his Full Moon distribution deal with the company the following year, as well as putting a dent in a planned theatrical release for Oblivion, another Full Moon feature.