Red imported fire ants, though they are plentiful in Texas, were not used in this movie. Instead, whenever live ants are used, Harvester ants stood in. "It's hard to procure fire ants," director Carolyn Banks explains, "but Harvester ants, which are often fed to pet lizards, are available online." She adds that Harvester ants have a powerful sting, "but unlike fire ants, they don't all sting you at the same time."
Although the movie was filmed almost entirely in Bastrop, Texas, the name of the city is never used. In one scene, an angry Cory Pruitt refers to herself as "stuck here in Deliverance, Texas, surrounded by a bunch of yahoos." Carolyn Banks laments that most young people will not "get" the reference.