The intro to this episode features a cameo by Arnold Schwarzenegger who once shared the screen with Rick Rossovich (Hans) in The Terminator.
This marks the first time that the original story was actually published in the "Tales from the Crypt" comic book. All the previous stories originated in other EC Comics titles.
Director Arnold Schwarzenegger enjoyed working with Kelly Preston on Twins (1988), so he cast her as Linda.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Roy Brocksmith were both in Total Recall (1990)
Kelly Preston and Rick Rossovich previously starred together in Spellbinder in 1988