Filmed in ten days in October 1975 for less than $60,000.
The movie was shot on "short ends." If only part of a roll of film is used, the developer will develop the part that was used, and leave the unused part in the can. Low-budget productions will often buy the unexposed "short ends" because they're cheap. The buyer has no way of knowing the film's quality.
All the location scenes shot in Hollywood were done without permits.
The plot was inspired by the film The Death Kiss (1932), which directors Joe Dante and Allan Arkush happened to catch on television one night.
Features many different connections to the film Death Race 2000 (1975) Paul Bartel, the director of that film, and Mary Woronov, one of its stars, are both featured in this movie. Props, vehicles, costumes and even footage from Death Race 2000 are all used in this film. At one point in the story, the star of Hollywood Boulevard Candice Rialson, is seen wearing David Carradine's Frankenstein costume from Death Race 2000.