The basement scene was shot at the house of singer Donny Osmond. Charan Prabhakar went to school with the Osmond kids. He's been friends with the Osmond family for many years.
Jonathan Chan wasn't originally cast to play the role of the young man. Director George Villalba decided to use Jonathan days before principal photography started.
Jonathan Chan came on board to the project as the main writer but he ended up composing the music for the movie and acting as well.