William Russ was cast as Officer Kurt Walker and had filmed one scene, but before he could film the rest of his role he was injured in motorbike crash and was replaced by Scott Bakula.
The writer, Mark Andrus, is a fan of the band Guster, and named the dog after the band and two of the characters (Ryan & Adam) after two of the band members. Two of Guster's songs are featured in the movie.
_Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)_ is playing, supposedly continuously, in the background while Sam is in the shed, trying to explain to his father that he needs to use the bathroom, but the movie jumps around between shots.
We see Sam putting up Christmas lights for George after he goes to the hospital. Later he's walking away from the house and we see no lights on the house.