All five player positions in Jugger are mentioned in the dialogue between characters. "Qwik" and "Slash" are the most mentioned (and most obvious), while the "Drive" and "Back-Charge" are only mentioned when Sallow (Rutger Hauer), Big Cimber (Anna Katarina), and Mbulu (Delroy Lindo) are seen arguing midway through this movie. The "chain wielder", Young Gar (Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio), has a possible name of "Griffer" for his position, as the term appears once when Sallow speaks to Gonzo (Max Fairchild) the first time.
Extras Casting Coordinator Judith Cruden described the one hundred fifty Coober Pedy local extras as the "most extraordinary bunch of characters I've ever met."
According to Rutger Hauer's autobiography, during a break in filming, he took a motorcycle ride in the outback. He ended up following a kangaroo for a bit, but then found himself lost in the desert. After a bit of tension he finally pointed his bike in the right direction, and made it back to the set.
When Coober Pedy was first scouted as a location for this movie, it reportedly apparently hadn't rained for several years, and it gave out a unique vista.
The sport played in this movie is referenced in the comic book, "Warriors of Plasm", published in the early 1990s by Defiant Comics. In the comic book, the sport is called "Splatterball".