Over 200 hours of footage was shot for this film.
Christopher Igoe originally refused to appear in the movie. After more than a year of filming he was persuaded by the need to put his side of the story, rather than have it "mis-told" by others.
Appeared on Entertainment Weekly's list of The 50 Best Movies You've Never Seen in the Jul 16, 2012 issue.
The voice of Birmingham's NBC 13 anchor Mike Royer can be heard during a local news piece.