Writer David Loughery wound up despising the film.
Neither Craig Reardon or Greg Cannom, the film's makeup effects artists enjoyed their time working on the film. With them frequently butting heads with Joseph Rubin over the look of the Snake Man and the use of the physical costume and puppet effects.
Deleted Scene: Originally there was a love scene between Alex and Jane that was supposed to have taken place in the middle of the film, involving nudity, but it was deleted for pacing issues, and also because of the MPAA's new PG-13 rating guidelines. The love scene was featured in the film theatrically and on its original video release, but for its "Image" DVD release a PG edited cut print or TV version of the film was used for the transfer.
The film started as an adaptation of Roger Zelazny's novel The Dream Master, with an outline written by Zelazny himself. The company bought it, but as he didn't write the film treatment or the script, his name does not appear in the credits. The film itself is a sort of indecisive adaptation of the novel, as it differs greatly from its plot.
Kevin Costner was offered the role of Tommy Ray Glatman but turned it down because he did not want to play a supporting role.
More shots of the Snake Man costume were filmed, but removed from the final product due to Rubin's insistence that it'd look too much like a stuntman in a costume in the process.
