Arien Wesner and Katherine Keiser who play the interns, Mary and Martha, grew up as best friends in real life so their chemistry on screen came easy and allowed them to deliver great performances.
At the 2015 Aletheia Fellowship of the Arts Truth Awards, Fat Boys was Nominated for Best Film, Best Actress- Callie Dowd , Best Supporting Actress- Amber Terry , Best Cinematography- Ryan Sliwoski, and Best Original Song "Seen Enough" by Bright Gray and again for Best Original Song "Parachute" by Stereo Radio. Fat Boys won for Best Comedy, Best Film Editor- Arien Wesner , Best Actress- Courtney Lee Simpson , Best Breakout Performance- Callie Dowd , Best Original Song "Madeline" by Stereo Radio and Best Original Story- Andrew Austin and Daryl Hall. In the same awards year, actress and producer Adra Cooper who plays Shanda in Fat Boys won the AFA Truth Award for Best First Time Director for her film "The Roman's Cloak".
Director/Producer Daryl E. Hall found most of his crew when speaking to a film class at Johnson University in Knoxville, TN. Arien Wesner, Katherine Keiser , Spencer Blackmore , Katie Lutz , Katy Bowser , and Ryan Sliwoski are just a few of those from Johnson who served as crew or cast in the film.
Executive Producers Daryl E. Hall and Jeff Smith met years earlier when Daryl served as a youth pastor for youth group Jeff's girls attended.
The film was filmed in Tennessee in the areas of Knoxville, Harriman, and Maryville.