First screen appearance, as an uncredited teen neighbor, by "Veronica Mars" star Kristen Bell.
Filmed in Hamtramck, Michigan, a 2.2-square-mile enclave located inside the city of Detroit, that was largely a Polish community for the bulk of the 20th century.
The police car, motorcycle, and badge #32 used by Russell were actual Hamtramck Police Department equipment that the production company got from the city where the movie was being filmed.