The cinema location used in the film was originally written as an amusement arcade in earlier drafts of the script. Delays in the project, followed by a change in the location meant that the cinema was far more suitable.
Beneath a Neon Tide is the fourth occasion that director Simon P. Edwards has collaborated with lead actor Tom Grace after previously working together on Smiley (2010), Drive-by Sunset (2011) and Home (2012).