A test screening for the film was held in which a lot of the audience walked out before it even ended.
The film's budget was 5 million dollars, not including marketing. The film earned a worldwide total of $1.1 million.
After this movie's release, the film rights reverted back to Marvel Studios. Subsequent references to Man-Thing the character, have been made throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Co-star Rachael Taylor is a cast member of Netflix's Jessica Jones, also set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Although filming was originally intended to be done in New Orleans, budget realities forced the production to be relocated to Australia. They were the first production to use the new Kurnell studios, and enlisted regional actors for virtually every role.
The coroner Val Mayerik (Brett Leonard who is played by the director is a reference to the comic artist by the same name. Val Mayerik drew early issues of the official Man-Thing comic book as well as earlier appearances of Man-Thing in Fear comic books in the early 1970s.