Both Randy Couture and Sylvester Stallone were once attached for the lead.
The movie takes place in the fictional town of Hope, WA. The movie Rambo : First Blood, takes place in a town by the same name.
While all of the cast members are from Canada, 4 of them are American. Steve Austin and Danny Trejo are from Texas, Noel Gugliemi is from California, and Keith Jardine is from Montana.