Due to the negative critical reaction to the film upon its release, Freddie Prinze Jr. admits that he has never seen the film because of its reputation. March 2024 Edit: Freddie Prinze Jr. recently watched the film for the first time for his horror podcast "That Was Really Scary..." and admitted that he found the movie entertaining.
This film would be the last time Jennifer Love Hewitt appeared in a horror film, not wishing to be typecast as a scream queen.
Scheduling conflicts with Dawson's Creek (1998), The Faculty (1998), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), and gearing up to direct Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) prevented Kevin Williamson from writing the screenplay for both this film and Scream 3 (2000) after having written their predecessors.
Teaser trailer featured Rosemary Forsyth as a psychiatrist counselling Julie, telling her there is no man with a hook before the killer bursts through the mirror.
In the script, Nancy's character description is "NANCY, looks just like Jennifer Esposito."