Scenes from this movie were filmed at the then residence of Mad Men (2007) Creator Matthew Weiner, when he was still a child and living with his parents. According to Weiner, the film company "ripped my parents off", destroying furniture and lying to them.
Writer Paul Diamond absolutely swears that the title was a tribute to Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles".
Originally rated "R" by the MPAA, after an appeal the film was re-rated "PG".
Final film of Kay Stewart.
David Kessler, the name of Steve Guttenberg's character, is also the name of the main character (played by David Naughton) in An American Werewolf in London (1981).