Due to the high licensing costs for the songs used for the soundtrack, this film did not receive a home media release other than VHS and laserdisc in the United States until 2024, when the Criterion Collection included it alongside Totally F***ed Up (1993) and Geração Maldita (1995) in their Blu-ray/4K Blu-ray release of the Teenage Apocalypse trilogy.
All adult characters in this movie are known actors from sitcoms and comedies from the 70s and 80s. Dark's Mom is Beverly D'Angelo from the Vacation movies, the Fortune Teller is Charlotte Rae from The Facts of Life, Bart's parents are Christopher Knight and Eve Plumb from The Brady Bunch, Moses Helper the televangelist is John Ritter from Three's Company, the newscaster is Lauren Tewes from The Love Boat and Egg and Ducky's father is David Leisure from Empty Nest.
The words on Bart's bedroom walls/floor are the lyrics to "Pink Frost" by Babyland.
The film took two years to be completed.
Mena Suvari's debut.