The belt used in the shooting up scenes reads "The only hard feelings I've got are in my front pocket." - a lyric from the song, "Lying to You" by Radon, an early '90s punk band in Gainesville, FL.
Sasha's character was inspired by the real life overdose of 18-year-old Brandi Meshad. The date of Brandi Meshad's death appears in the film.
The film's title was inspired by the appearance of Ego Leonard, a 6 foot tall Lego man who washed up up on Sarasota's Siesta Key Beach. The date that Ego appeared in Sarasota also appears in the films.
William Whitaker was the first pioneer and founder of Sarasota. In 1848 he survived a Category 4 hurricane while living in a log cabin on Sarasota Bay. In his diary he describes seeing large clouds of birds fleeing the barrier islands in the days leading up to the hurricane.
The lead actress has an extreme fear of needles.