The home footage shown during the opening credits include videos of Danielle Panabaker, who plays Jacey and her real life sister, fellow actress Kay Panabaker.
In order to keep the film as realistic and current and possible, most of the discussions in the health class discussion scenes was improvised by the actors. Jane Krakowski would simply name a topic and the young actors would answer honestly.
Macy: And now you're the screwed up and I'm the good kid. I'm the one who they can point to and say "This is our good child. She only gets B's and C's, but she's the one who didn't get pregnant".