Most of the high school scenes were filmed at Carlton J. Kell High School, in Marietta, Georgia (USA). Most of the background students in the school scenes were actual junior and senior students of Kell.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2008) stars Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Shereé Whitfield are at the party the Joneses hold.
David Duchovny and Amber Heard previously worked together on Californication (2007) (California Son (2007)).