After the first film was criticized for being overly goofy and comical, the filmmakers added more elements of action and horror, hence turning the sequel to an R-Rating.
Although the previous film received a PG-13, this film received an R. Notable as many film series have transitioned away from the R-rating, but fewer have transitioned to the R-rating.
Film debut of Veronica Reed. Producer Wyatt Weed said in an interview that he thought Reed was a great character actress who would be around a long time. This ended up being her only role.
Even though they made this sequel R instead of PG-13 like the previous film, producer Wyatt Weed said they decided not to include nudity because the female characters portray strong women who are assertive and sexy, so nudity would have only been a distraction. After the movie bombed in VHS sales, he admitted maybe that decision was wrong.
Second film role for Marisa Cody. She said she was excited about it because she didn't have to take her clothes off like she did in her previous movie Cover Story (1993). This ended up being her last role.