Several of the cast and crew were covered in poison ivy throughout the filming of the movie, this was due to the chairs being placed in what was first thought to be a group of weeds only later to be discovered as a patch of the rash causing plants.
The female lead character, Jessie Burlingame, was named after the heroine in Stephen King's novel, "Gerald's Game".
Director Rob Schmidt said on the commentary that he considers this film to be his own personal tribute to the classics like Non aprite quella porta (1974) and Le colline hanno gli occhi (1977).
The only film in the series that does not contain any sex or nudity.