90% of this film was shot in the Town of Manhasset on Long Island. David Eigenberg was born in Manhasset but moved away before he was a year old.
Screenwriter David Paterson built the set where most of the film takes place. Myra's apartment. The set was built in the basement of a Church in Long Island.
The film was originally a play about how people respond to being trapped in a small place - Myra's apartment. The play was later expanded to include scenes in outdoor places.
Alicia Goranson and Brendan Sexton III previously worked together in 1999's Oscar winning "Boys Don't Cry".
Candice Coke's debut.