The name of Lionel was inspired by the hero Lionel Cosgrove in Peter Jackson's zombie bloodbath Dead Alive (1992).
A friend of a friend of the filmmakers lived in an apartment complex near Porn Legend, Ron Jeremy's home. Ron was then approached to make a cameo in the film, but passed.
Fake blood, oatmeal, and chicken gizzards were used as the guts in Mailroom Boy Robbie's "Gutbuster" scene.
The opening murder set piece with a man being set on fire was shot late at night at a baseball diamond without a permit.