The cast of "Epic Meal Time" agreed to film their scenes while shooting scenes for their A&E TV series "Epic Meal Empire".
The Hobos actually vomit Campbell's Chunky New England Clam Chowder, when contracting the virus.
The Chinese characters for "Rotten Fruit" and "Keep Frozen" appear, respectively, on the crates and plastic bags in the boxcar scenes.
The train POV shots were taken from on-board the Pullman cars of the historic Grand Canyon Railway which made its first sojourn to the Grand Canyon on September 17, 1901.
The "668 Surf Gang" gets its moniker from the international country code for Thailand, where the film's Director is based.