The film made national headlines in 2011 when a man named Sidney Klawitter purchased what he thought was a DVD cleaner, but turned out to be a copy of the movie. Klawitter called the film horrifying and a XXX film. The store owner stated that the device was prepackaged and purchased from a company based in Oakland, CA. No charges were ever filed in the case.
The American Chicken Bunker scenes were filmed in and around an empty McDonalds (the original doors, registers, grills, and fryers can all be seen in use). Other scenes (including a sex scene that takes place in the restaurant) were filmed in a church that also served as a home for the cast and crew.
All of the lead characters are named after famous Fast Food Restaurants. Arbie (Arby's), Wendy (Wendy's), Micki (McDonald's), Denny (Denny's), Carl Jr. (Carl's Jr.) and Paco Bell (Taco Bell).
Trey Parker and Matt Stone were set to have a cameo as Arbie's parents, but the scene was scrapped during shooting so the audience never sees the parents. While the movie was still in production, Parker and Stone were often credited for being in the film.
The ending sequence in the car was achieved by moving the camera back-and-forth on a dolly to give the appearance of movement; the trees that also pass by the window were just simply tree branches that the crew members would wave around.