In order to get word out about his presence on set, without arousing his suspicions, the cast and crew would use the code name "Jennifer" when referring to executive producer Roger Corman.
Heidi Kozak noticed that the cutoff jean shorts she wears were getting shorter and shorter every day. She later found out that the costumer would pull threads out of them at the end of each filming day to make them shorter. After the discovery, she got herself a new pair.
Many characters in the movie have names in homage to other horror movies. There are officers Krueger and Voorhies; Courtney's last name is Bates; and the neighbors from the original have been renamed the Cravens, instead of the Deverauxs, in homage to Wes Craven. One of the main characters is also named Sally Burns, because Marilyn Burns played Sally Hardesty in the original O Massacre da Serra Elétrica (1974).
Former Playboy Playmate Kimberly McArthur (Amy) had it stipulated in her contract that she wouldn't do any nude scenes because, after taking her clothes off in her three previous films, she was trying to distance herself from nudity.
Atanas Ilitch, who played the Driller Killer, is the son of Christopher IIitch; CEO and founder of Little Caesar's pizza company.