Bryen Luethy was a last minute replacement when the actress cast for Max canceled two days before the shoot. A woman had been cast for the role, but as the script had been written gender neutral, very few rewrites were required.
Filmed in January 2015, the script called for snow and winter dress but New York had the warmest January in recent history.
An alternative read in a test screening proposed the film is actually about a prolific serial killer who tricks homeless men, then murders them.