The script was inspired by Calexico's 1998 album "The Black Light" and multiple scenes were shot with specific songs from that album in mind.
Years after the movie was finished, Len Comaratta (Store Clerk) married Elizabeth Landry (Store Customer), and likewise Elliott Wrenn (Bartender) married Michelle Dove (Girl in Bar).
A deleted scene features Keith attempting phone sex with an unseen woman, voiced by Vanessa Ragland, who insists that he do a Sean Connery impression.