Trivia

In the art gallery scene, Tom's pose in the black and white photograph is an homage to photographer Victor Skrebneski's 1991 photograph of David Bowie, taken during a shoot in advance of Bowie's wedding to actress and fashion model Iman. The second featured shot of Tom is posed in a manner reminiscent of the rare 1974 screen print of Bowie found in a shop in the Soho area of London.

An unspecified number of scenes, including the scene where Tom meets Jordan at a club, were re-imagined at the last minute due to ongoing challenges related to the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic. When writer Benjamin Bryant first outlined the scenes in April 2020 for a fall 2020 shoot, he did so not knowing how severe the pandemic (and related restrictions) would become. With restrictions not yet lifted in Las Vegas, and much of the city shut down, scenes involving crowded locations were re-imagined as more intimate, minor characters were consolidated, and background characters eliminated, to keep the number of people on set at any given time to a minimum. Though initially frustrated, Bryant has since expressed both pride in what the creative team was able to accomplish under tight restrictions and happiness with the final product.

Selected to be the Opening Night feature for the 2021 Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival, where it premiered November 9th, 2021, before a live Q&A with writer-director Benjamin Bryant and star David Eggers II.

Tom's opening scenes with Jennifer were shot twice, once in Las Vegas during principal production, and several months later during re-shoots near Washington D.C. After reviewing the initial cut, writer-director Benjamin Bryant felt the character of Jennifer needed more agency and the scenes greater impact. As Jennifer's portrayer Cheyenne Alexsys was now blonde for a different role, Bryant used the dramatic change in Alexsys's physical appearance to inform his re-imagining of the character of Jennifer and her presentation within the scenes.

The main character's love for David Bowie was not an original conception of writer-director Benjamin Bryant. It was added to the film at the suggestion of eventual star David Eggers II , who'd worked with Bryant on a previous project, long before he was cast in the role. Once he was cast, subtle Bowie's influences on Tom's presentation and wardrobe, further solidified.