After production wrapped, the producers left California without paying several crew members. This includes the owner of the sound stage where the prison/spaceship portions of the film were shot, who estimates that he was owed $20,000.
The exterior portions of the film were shot at Redrock national park. The crew was expected to spend the night in two camping tents, one for the men and one for the women. When several crew members protested, the producers conceded and purchased hotel rooms. However, several crew members did not speak english as a first language--these people members were told by production that they had to pay for their own hotels. The rooms cost $28/night.