The music of Orange Juice is featured in the soundtrack. Edwyn Collins, lead singer and songwriter in the band, is also a former pupil of Bearsden Academy.
The documentary uses animation in a style that is heavily influenced by MTV's '90s cartoon Daria (1997).
The film is named after Steely Dan's 1973 song "My Old School."
Bearsden Academy was a frequent filming location for Scottish sketch comedy show 'Chewin' The Fat'