Based on the 1984 murder of Kirsten Costas who was killed by her classmate Bernadette Protti in Orinda, California.
Kellie Martin who portrays Detective Murry in this film played Angela in the original film.
Mellany Barros's debut.
The working title of the original Death of a Cheerleader 1994 was A Friend to Die For.
The film takes place from September 1983 to September 1985.