This film was completely shot in Nebraska.
Gabriel LaBelle learned he got the role of Moose while working on the set of Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans (2022).
The film contains extensive product placement to several popular brands of the era except for beer. Beer is a prominent item in the film but no real brands are ever seen. A non-distinct silver beer can is shown in use throughout the film but a name is never legible. This is due to the underage drinking. Firestone Walker can be seen in the last scene
Conor Sherry was a student at UCLA and quarantined in a hotel room with COVID-19 when he submitted a self-taped audition for the role of A.J. that got him the part.
Set and filmed in Nebraska City, Nebraska, a town of about 7,200 people. Nebraska City is 45 miles east of Lincoln, Nebraska and 45 miles south of Omaha, Nebraska.