Rex Linn agreed to act in the movie under the condition that he got to play the monster in one scene.
(at around 55 mins) Sheriff Halderman (Paul Gleason) is seen taking a sip from a mug with the quote "Don't mess with the bull". Paul Gleason's famous character of Principal Richard Vernon from The Breakfast Club (1985) (and reprised in Not Another Teen Movie (2001)) has a line "Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns" as he's reprimanding John Bender (Judd Nelson).
The director's father composed the musical score.