The film's unique closing credit sequence was conceived because the production was shot over several years by a dedicated but small team of filmmakers, with many people filling multiple roles. Thus a traditional "credit roll" would have been very short. The resulting gimmick also allowed the makers to revisit some open ended plots and underused characters.
Adapted from an original spec script for a proposed R.L. Stein anthology series.
The "Gin & Smooch" was filmed at two separate abandoned gins. A gutted gin for the exterior scenes, and a family owned gin located in downtown Canton Mississippi for the interiors.
The Historical Old Jail Museum in Canton Mississippi stood in as both the interior and exterior of the Marion County Jail house. Unlike the jail in the film, however, the Canton Jail is located in a residential neighborhood just blocks away from the famous Canton Square, where movies such as "A Time To Kill" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou" shot key scenes.