Michael Glatze sold his life rights away for $75,000 for the film to be made.
The director and good friend of James Franco, Gus Van Sant, called James and told him about an article on which this movie is based.
Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts both appear in the FX television show American Horror Story (2011), albeit in different seasons. (Quinto guest-starred in the first and second; Roberts in the third and fourth.)
Emma Roberts has also played James Franco's younger brother Dave's love interest in the film Nerve.