Actors in the film testified that the worst part of filming was the opening shot. As the water they walk through was "disgusting and filled with moss and dirty water"
The character "Utah" played by Jason Cecala was chosen to be played by the writer as he always wanted to play a zombie. Sadly, Cecala passed away a month before the film would ever screen.
Shane Morrisun was offered fifty dollars to actually be tossed in the stagnant water instead of the log that served as his stand in. Given the state of the murky river, he swiftly declined the offer.