Richard Connell, Batting Instructor Richard Connell is actually the author of the original short story "The Most Dangerous Game" from which "Death Ring" was shamelessly stolen.
Read the Paperback, Hear the Album, Eat the Popcorn The filmmakers' joke on product tie-ins.
At the very end of the legal disclaimer ("any resemblance to persons living or dead") the filmmakers added "so there."
The shot of the baseball bat at the very end of the credits was a joke between the director and the producers. When shooting the batting cage sequence, the crew demanded that Kizer shoot a shot of Norris putting his bat down before talking to the bad guys. Kizer thought the shot was unnecessary, but shot the insert anyway. All during editing, the producers kept asking if the "bat shot" was ever going to be used. So Kizer put it at the very end of the movie.