Bucky Kaps was originally a minor character with two, maybe three scenes.
Chris Deleo earns his living as a professional close-up magician. Both Kimberly Naughton and Zach Mandel work at a local magic shop. Kimberly Naughton has won several awards for her stage magic act. Eric DeCamps, who plays Mr. Klosterman, is an award winning stage and close-up magician.
Despite her resemblance to Dawn Wiener, the character of Alice Klosterman was based on the director's idea of a young, Aunt Bee.
The television show Bucky watches is Chris Deleo's first film, "Why Neal"; a documentary about the strange life of his friend, Neal Hecker. Some of Bucky Kaps was based on Neal Hecker.
For Alice's poem, "The Battle", Chris Deleo asked Neal Hecker to write something from the point of view of a desperate teenage girl.