Completely Different Title: In Finland, the film was released as "Kilometers of Terror" (Kauhun kilometrit).
The Merch: Parker Brothers merchandised the film with a board game. It didn't sell well, and examples have become somewhat scarce.
One-Take Wonder: The climactic scene was filmed in one take due to budget restrictions, since it shows the tanker truck driving off a cliff. A mechanical malfunction during filming caused an unintended addition to the scene: the truck door hanging open from where the stunt driver had to jump out at the last second, which some viewers mistook for a hint that the Serial Killer driver character escaped the crash.
Technology Marches On: This film is another case where a cell phone would have given the screenwriters a headache, and if remade today this would have to be explained. Though due to remoteness of the location and Just Toying with Them it would still hold better than most of the films with similar premises.
When remade in 2015 as the low budget Wrecker, the "no reception" excuse was used.
On-Set Injury: Filming on the UK version was held up for a while after an audience member fell six feet through a hole in it.
Screwed by the Network: The U.S. version achieved good ratings for its first six episodes, which aired during December 2007; this caused the series to be renewed for ten additional episodes. However, the show was moved to the Friday Night Death Slot when it returned in April 2008 to make room for programs that were affected by the Writers' Guild of America strike; this caused the show's ratings to decline greatly. As a result, ABC pulled the show after five episodes were aired under this format, effectively canceling it. The remaining five episodes of the show aired during the summer of that year in the same time slot.
