The movie was supposed to be set in a desert wasteland, but due to rainy weather during filming, the "acid rain" was included in the storyline. Ponds and puddles were tinted green to simulate this.
In the opening scene "Thunder in Your Heart" by John Farnham is playing while riding his BMX. This is also from the 1986 BMX movie Rad (1986). The character Apple also uses the word rad when they meet.
In the scene where The Kid and Apple spend the night in the video store, the posters for the short films that RKSS made are seen on the VHS covers.
This movie was filmed in Quebec, Canada and is a co-production between New Zealand and Canada.
The Turbo Rider glove design is based on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Power Glove game controller.