The short film was originally set to feature established actors, but because of the low budget, the main characters were given to brothers Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson, who had never been in a movie before.
At the beginning of the film, Dignan and Anthony talk about Starsky and Hutch (1975). Owen Wilson starred in Starsky & Hutch (2004).
This short film was selected and praised at the Sundance Film Festival which allowed Anderson to make the feature film version of it. The Wilson brothers and Robert Musgrave repeat their roles on it.