Reportedly, director Rene Daalder was so upset with the film's musical score that he did not watch his own movie in its entirety for three decades after its release.
With the exception of the school dance towards the end of the film, no adults are ever seen in the film.
Robert Carradine had difficulty with the line where he refers to Rodney's car as a 'Detroit gas guzzler'. Carradine fumbled the lines so many times that the shot had to be taken more than 20 times.
Derrel Maury said the script reminded him of Lord of the Flies with the respect that there were no adults and children that are being repressed and when their oppressors are taken out, they start, one by one, filling their empty shoes, assuming the same human characteristics while jockeying for new social positions.
Turner Classic Movies was scheduled to air this film as part of their TCM Underground series on April 3, 2009 but the film was pulled when standards and practices decided it was too violent to be aired.