Tom Savini was embarrassed by his involvement with this film. When he attended a 1996 Fangoria Weekend of Horror's convention, part of his routine there included playfully getting on his knees to "beg forgiveness" from horror fans at the gathering! Was also reported on at a recounting of the events at the convention in a future issue of Fangoria a few months later.
According to the DVD commentary track, director Christopher Lewis choose special effects make-up artist Tom Savini in one of his acting roles from the suggestion of The Ripper's own special make-up effects crew a few days before shooting commenced. They were fans of his. They spoke on the phone soon after. Savini was paid $15,000 according to the DVD commentary and flown in for only one night of work at a Tulsa, Oklahoma small packing plant (for Jack the Ripper's revealed final sequence). Savini later complained to Christopher Lewis that the body double of Jack the Ripper on all the other non-Savini scenes throughout the movie looked very little like him, if any.
This, along with his part in the film Pure Country, was the only other acting from the late Jeffrey R. Fontana whom had a small role as an eccentric class clown. According to the DVD commentary track he reportedly "lead a fast life" in a playful sense according to the film's director and "sort of patterned himself after John Belushi" (his comedic idol). Fontana passed away in 1999.
According to the DVD commentary track, the black & white photograph in the picture frame as seen in Carol (Mona Van Pernis) the fiancé's bedroom was of actor Tom Schreier's head shot.
The college campus sequences of class rooms and on campus talking were filmed at the University of Oklahoma (OU) campus in suburban Norman, Oklahoma.