"I Need You Dead!" started as a screenplay entitled "Cop Killer" which followed Officer Pete Chambers as the film's lead protagonist.
In early versions of the script, Pete Chambers had his own creature, did the gummy dummy psychedelics with DOOD, and had a showdown with "Boss Hog".
The actors playing DOOD and Pal began dating during filming. They are still together to this day.
"I Need You Dead!" premiered March 13th, 2020 thus making it one of the last theatrical film screenings to occur before the COVID-19 lock-down. (which went into the place the next day in Portland, OR where the film was created/debuted)