Lyndie Greenwood, born and raised in Canada, developed a New Orleans accent for her role as Nola Barnes. The director wanted her to have a distinctive Southern Louisiana accent, differentiating her from the Shreveport natives. The North Louisiana accent is more of an East Texas drawl, lacking the Cajun influence.
The only scenes not filmed in North Louisiana are the ones featuring Lance Henriksen. For Henriksen's scenes the entire Shreveport crew traveled to Los Angeles to recreate sets in a sound stage.
Writer/director/lead actor Blayne Weaver is originally from Shreveport, Louisiana where "Cut To The Chase" was set and shot. The script was written with specific local actors and locations in mind.
Erin Cahill had a supporting role in Blayne Weaver's last film 6 Month Rule (2011). They got along so well that the experience inspired Blayne to write a film where the two of them would play brother and sister. In early drafts of the script Max and Isobel's last name was Cahill.