The original working titles were 'Sarah', then 'Rachael', but screenwriter Jefferson Moore felt that the lead character needed a more distinctive name. While doing theatre in Indiana, he settled on the perfect name, that of one of his castmates: Clancy Hauber.
To get in the mindset for filming 'Clancy', the director and his assistant viewed three films: "First Blood" (1982), The Fisher King (1991), and Léon: The Professional (1994).
Three different Black Labs played the part of Walter.
Even though she is only portraying an abuse victim, the scars on actress Christina Fougnie's wrist are real, the result of a bone broken while performing a cheerleading stunt.