Young Sid is played by Joey Belladonna, the lead singer of the metal band Anthrax
This film was submitted to the MPAA five times and the more explicit moments of gore had to be substantially toned down in order to secure an R rating.
One cast member quit right before shooting began because he took offense with the homoerotic nature of the various fraternity hazing practices featured in this film.
All the hazing pranks and initiation rites featured in this movie were based on things writer Joyce Snyder found out about through her extensive research on the subject of college fraternity hazing practices.
Reportedly, writer/producer Joyce Snyder, who had written porn films before this, asked each male actor who would have a nude scene to get totally naked for her during their auditions, even if they were just going to show their butts onscreen. None of the actors had an issue stripping off their clothes in front of her.