The '65 Mustang that appears throughout the film belongs to a local Pennsylvania resident who works for the Department of State as a sniper trainer.
Many investors passed on the film because they felt at age 24, the film's writer and director was "too young and inexperienced to make a feature film."
The film's writer and a small group of his former college classmates composed all the music used in A Dark Place.
While their characters in the film frequently appear on screen together, many of the actors were never on set at the same time during the filming of their scenes.
The airport and car scenes in the film were actually filmed between three locations; Tokyo Narita airport, Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta, and a local residence.