Trivia

With a limited budget, Director Travis Milloy built the set himself using the most inexpensive materials he could find. To create futuristic walls in the prison cell he used plastic crates that are used to carry 2-liter soda pop bottles which he found next to dumpsters behind grocery stores. Not realizing the crates were re-used by the bottling company, unknowingly having stolen them, after the film was completed he returned the crates to the grocery stores where he found them.

The gas station Frank walks into is the Fastop Truck Stop outside of California City, CA. The exterior shot of Frank approaching the station had to be timed carefully and was done in one take to avoid seeing traffic in the background. The gas station remained open for business while filming took place. In order to make it appear empty, the store clerk merely ducked down behind the counter for the shot of Frank walking in and customers who were buying groceries hid behind the shelves as Frank walked past. Because of the inconvenience, the director paid for their coffee and soda drinks.

What is considered to be an aerial shot in the desert is actually an over-cranked handheld shot with director, Travis Milloy standing through the sunroof of a car with producer Laurie Sheldon behind the wheel.

The prison cell set was built in an industrial park in Canoga Park, CA. Sound recording was sometimes difficult because of bandsaws in neighboring wood shops. During one scene, Frank yells and screams for someone to help him and after filming it for over an hour the crew found it curious that no one ever called the police or came to help him.

All of the effects in the prison cell were done practically. Howard's movements were done off camera by the director and producer. The sliding door, the moving treadmill and security robot were moved in and out of frame by key grip Ian Lancaster. The security robot was a remote control army tank but when filming started the motor failed which resulted in merely having to push it through the frame. During most takes, Ian hid under a black sheet while pushing the robot across the floor with a broom handle.