Trivia / Gold Standard

• Acting for Two: Robert Madden plays Butch and also doubles up as one of the men moving James's body out of the bar.
• Actor-Inspired Element: Bobby Calloway opted to give Fergal a Liverpool accent because he couldn't do an Irish one, and felt his natural voice didn't suit the character.
• Corpsing: During the scene where Johnny throws a ball of paper at Fergal, Thomas Leggett kept missing his head and sending the cast into hysterical giggles.
• Creator Cameo: AD Sam Burke plays the barman.
• Irony as She Is Cast: Shane Martin likes raisins, Bobby Calloway doesn't.
• Production Posse: Robert Madden and Zac Goold had worked together on Zac's previous short Helpline. The two of them, as well as Bobby Calloway and Thomas Leggett, reunited for What I Stand For.
• Throw It In!:
  • Bobby Calloway ad-libbed Fergal pausing before deciding to bash Tom's head in with the shovel one more time. He also improvised Fergal jumping down the stairs in the final scene.
  • Vanessa Schaefer improvised Amber's scream to Fergal being shot; her reaction was unscripted.
  • Johnny Mac's Suddenly Shouting on "do you know his name?" was Thomas Leggett's idea.
• Those Two Actors: Bobby Calloway and Gerry Cannon have also starred in Boxed In, Stuck Home Syndrome, Proposing Confusion, Robin and Worth Fighting For.
• Underage Casting: Robert Madden was fifteen playing Butch.
• What Could Have Been:
  • A bit was filmed where Johnny and Fergal clap after Liam stabs James, but it was cut.
  • Ernie Draper of Fifty Shades of Tae fame was cast as Fergal, but dropped out.
  • The script contained more dialogue for the barman and a couple of assistants to Johnny Mac, but the actors dropped out at the last minute.
  • The fight between Liam, Fergal and Butch was thought up on the day of filming.