The character name Amy Cain is an homage to the master of the noir genre, author James M. Cain.
For the main character Peter Gryszek, the inspiration for his multi consonant name was a baseball player named Doug Gwosdz. His nickname was "Eye chart." The spelling of Gryszek fell into place after that and the nickname was used in the script.
Risa Scott read for the lead female role of Amy Cain. The producers thought she wasn't right for that, but loved her ability. There was a male role to be cast, that of the main male character's wing man. The producers felt Risa, as a woman, would bring a different dimension to the role and that more could be done with a female character. So "Scott" became "Scottie." And strange the role was written as "Scott" and it turned out Risa had the same last name as well.
The Ferrari that Christopher drives was loaned by Associate Producer John Babos. It is a 1972 Dino. Perfect condition and the perfect look for making the point that the character is very rich. The car has manual transmission, performs like a thoroughbred and is easy to drive ONLY with a lot of practice. For Arthur Martinez who played the role, the car was a handful. In several scenes John Babos drove.
Michael Haskins (Peter Gryszek) is a practicing attorney in Colorado and has worked with the State of Colorado to revamp its incentive program for media production.