Heather Matarazzo later said that this movie, and especially the scene where her classmates call her character a "lesbo", made her aware of her own homosexuality. She stated that at the time, she didn't even know what lesbo meant, but after doing some research, she realized: "Oh my God! That's what I am, a lesbian!" However, due to her Catholic upbringing, she later felt "apologetic, ashamed, secretive", and it took her nine more years before she was comfortable enough to officially come out.
The recurring rock music theme used between the cuts is an excerpt of the song "Evening Of Desire" by The Undead.
Feature film debuts of Christina Brucato, Eric Mabius, Heather Matarazzo, and Brendan Sexton III. This film was also the on-screen debuts of Brucato, Mabius, and Sexton.
"I think your singing was a little flat that time..." part is used as the ending segment of Lagwagon's song "Leave the Light On", from the 1998 album Let's Talk About Feelings.
The Playboy centerfold in Brandon's locker is of Miss September 1994 Kelly Wearstler, who was known as Kelly Gallagher at the time.
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