Written, produced and edited all in one year.
Many of the actors were cast by serendipity, happenstance, coincidence and being in the right place at the right time. Many were cast not so much on how much acting experience they had but because they resembled the characters naturally.
Jack Kramer's running times are the exact times that Barry Shay (a.k.a. Barry Schaeffer) actually ran.
Written, shot and edited in one year.