 Originally, Director Nick Karner planned to have an actress  addressing the camera for the infamous opening monologue to the  film. On the last day of shooting, he received a text message on his  cellular phone from the actress he had cast in the role of Karen.  This message informed him that her grandfather had died and she  would be unable to appear in the film. Unable to get a replacement  at such extreme short notice, Karner shot the scene with Karen  off