Most of the West Virginia filming took place in Fayette County, about 50 miles east of Charleston. The real-life Frazier's Bottom, West Virginia is located in Putnam County, just west of Charleston.
While in college, Mikey Randolph, cohost of the Horror Virgin and Romancing the Podcast, was a background extra in various scenes. In lieu of daily payment, he received 2 bags of Cool Ranch Doritos and a 24-pack of Diet Coke per day.
Piggly Wiggly is a real supermarket chain found mostly in the Southern and Midwestern U.S.
WILHELM SCREAM: When Pete is watching television, and every channel has Tad Hamilton playing, there is a war movie where a Wilhelm Scream is heard.
David Daskal: Star of Average Joe (2003), as an extra when Rosie returns from her lunch time date with Tad Hamilton, and again in the bar, when Peter gets a bullseye playing darts.