Steven has a Moonbathing poster over his bed featuring the character Elvira. Elvira was played by Cassandra Peterson, who plays his mother in this movie.
Natasha lyonna was influenced by many Hollywood actresses for Deborah Tennis's complex character. These included Mae West, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Clara Bow (and according to the director: with some Tim Curry thrown in.)
When Deborah "reinvents" herself, she begins pronouncing her name as "Debora." The film is shot on location in San Francisco, where the new wave/post punk band "Romeo Void" originated from. The lead singer was Debora Iyall. If you look closely, she has an uncredited cameo as a theatre patron.
The title of this movie is taken from the classic Bette Davis film "All About Eve" (1950).
The movie was primarily shot at San Francisco's historic Victoria Theatre. The same year, Cassandra Peterson (Linda Thompson) used the theater for the opening credits segment of her short-lived revival of Elvira's Movie Macabre (2010).