The film includes more than 5,000 edits, a record.
Originally intended to be a documentary entitled "The Cook" about Methamphetamine cooks (makers of the drug) and its dealers and abusers. Instead, the project became a screenplay based on three days in the life of the film's creator/writer/co-producer, Will De Los Santos as he drove a methamphetamine cook around Eugene, Oregon, for three days in the winter of 1995.
Spun made over $42,000,000 (USD) in home video rentals in the first 3 months of release in the USA alone.
Originally Spider Mike was to be completely naked when he masturbates but John Leguizamo refused to do it. He compromised by wearing a sock over his penis.
Mena Suvari wore resin on her teeth to make them look grungier. She had to get her teeth professionally cleaned afterwards to remove it.