Larry Clark said HBO aired the film the way he made it but he had to edit it to get an R rating for the DVD release. The MPAA forced him to take out most of the orgy and one line of dialogue, "I squirted," He argued with them to no avail. He almost tried to have his name taken off it but decided it wasn't worth the effort. He called MPAA head Jack Valenti "a fucking drunk" in interviews.
On the special features of the DVD there is a "Making of Teenage Caveman" and when they are talking about the make up for the genetic monsters, they are looking at a sketch of James Marsters as Spike on Buffy contre les vampires (1997).
In New Zealand, the TV movie was given the Restricted 18 rating for graphic nudity, sex, violence, drug use, drinking and profanity.
Tiffany Limos's debut.
One of Richard Hillman's last acting roles before his death in 2009.