WWF and Hollywood star Rowdy Roddy Pipers last film. Director John Carpenter (The Thing - with Kurt Russell) said of Piper upon his death, "Roddy is one of the most underrated actors I've ever had the opportunity to work with".
Shot over an 11 day period
Both of Roddy Piper's scenes were shot on the last day of filming. Sherry Morris was the only member of the main cast who got to meet him.
Jeremy Steel's reaction to being woken up by the sniffing salts is 100% real. Scott Galbraith thought they were fake because most of his other props were such as the the wallet and the keys.
The voice on the tape recorder with the Cops in the car is the voice of Director and Co-writer Shawn Justice which was added in post production. co-writer Scott Galbraith read the lines from off camera the day of shooting.