Although pornography addiction virtually always involves some form of masturbation or sexual activity, the film never even implies that the son is touching himself during his marathon viewing sessions; he simply looks at the photos.
One of the pornographic web sites shown in the film was labeled "naked woman with no clothes on."
The director of the movie played all of the generic background music.
Director Tom McLaughlin built his career in the 1980s by constantly shopping around both comedy and horror scripts he wanted to direct, a dichotomy which earned him the job of directing Friday the 13th Pt. 6 when Paramount decided they wanted a more tongue-in-cheek installment in the franchise. This has led many critics to believe that McLaughlin willfully played up some of the more sensational aspects of the script in order to create an intentionally "so-bad-it's-good" film.
During a blink and you'll miss it moment, an image of a scantily clad anime girl can be seen among the many otherwise real life images of half naked women that Justin is downloading onto the family computer.