- Backed by the Pentagon: During the scene where U.S. Marines invade the school, the extras are actual Marines from 4th FAAD Battery, a Marine Reserve unit in Pasadena, California.
- Box Office Bomb: Budget, $7 million. Box office, $4.9 million.
- Creator Backlash: The producers hated the film, believing that Tobe Hooper had misled them.
- Hey, It's That Place!: The house is the same one from Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.
- Prop Recycling: The scanning device that Bud Cort uses in the elementary school basement is the same prop used by Saavik in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan when investigating the Regula I station.
- Real-Life Relative: Hunter Carson (David Gardner) is the real life son of Karen Black (Linda Magnusson).
- Uncredited Role: David Womark did uncredited work on the screenplay.
- What Could Have Been:
- Rick Baker was asked to do the effects, but he wasn't free.
- Early in development Steven Spielberg was in talks to direct.
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