The film was shot mostly at night using Sony digital cameras and anamorphic lenses. Much of the shooting used available light to create a "mysterious" look because "David wanted the film to be dark," according to the film's director of photography Peter Simonite.
After the success of No Good Deed (2014) Screen Gems greenlit this project.
The film was shot in 34 days.
The song used for the trailer is "High For This" by Canadian PBR&B artist The Weeknd.
"The Perfect Guy" is based on an original screenplay titled VALET written by Alan B. McElroy. The scene "under the bed", "the toothbrush beat", and the "hand on the shower glass", are all from that original screenplay.