Becca is accepted to Conn-Gerber University, which is an anagram of filmmaker David Cronenberg's last name. The work of David Cronenberg was a huge influence on Chris Bavota and Lee Paula Springer while they were writing the original script for Dead Dicks.
Richie's second outfit, which includes only a pair of boxers and a blazer, is an homage to Jeremy Irons' similar costume in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers.
Chris Bavota said he and co-writer/director Lee Paula Springer wanted a lot of male nudity in the film which is why they conceived the idea of Richie's character being naked every time he returned to life.
Director Chris Bavota and producer Albert I. Melamed met actor Heston Horwin at the Chattanooga Film Festival in 2018 while he was touring with his first film Rock Steady Row. Chris and director Lee Paula Springer would later write Dead Dicks with Heston in mind for the male lead role, never thinking he would be interested in the part.
Matt Keyes and Chris Bavota first worked together on the short film Never Tear Us Apart, which Chris co-wrote with Sid Zanforlin.