The plastic shark used at the end was found in a garbage can on the same day the scene was shot.
The filmmakers were Long Island high schoolers who shot the entire feature on Super 8 film, using friends and family for the cast and creating special effects with mere household items.
Director Nathan Schiff got the title from this movie from the album "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" by The Mothers of Invention.
Canned spaghetti was used as the intestines of the baby weasel.
The original title for this film was "Twilight of the Living Horror."