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Dee Snider's speech before the Senate is, word for word, the exact same speech he gave during the real Senate hearings in 1985.
By the filming of this movie, Dee Snider was the only one of the three musicians who testified before Congress that was still alive to play himself in the film. John Denver had died in a plane crash in 1997, and Frank Zappa died in 1993 of prostate cancer. Their parts were both played by actors, while Snider played his own part.
The music store depicted in the film is the interior of Sound Exchange, located at 1846 Richmond Avenue in the Montrose District in Houston, Texas. The "Sound Exchange" banner seen before the movie's end is actually the real banner used at the original location, at 1718 Westheimer, before the record store moved to its current location in 1997.
The Senate hearing room is actually the Houston City Council chambers, located on the second floor at the Houston City Hall building, 901 Bagby, in Houston, Texas. The council members names were digitally erased during filming at City Hall. A brief scene takes place in front of the Sam Houston statue at Hermann Park, which resembles part of Washington, D.C.
Marta Cross's debut.
"Dee Snider: My name is Dee Snider, that's S-N-*I*-D-E-R, I'm a happily married father who does not smoke, drink, or do drugs, I was born and raised a Christian and I still adhere to those beliefs. Since I seem to be the only person addressing this committee today who has been a direct target of character assassination from the *presumably* responsible PMRC, I would like to show just how unfair their lyrical interpretation and judgment can be. Tipper Gore's claimed that a Twisted Sister T-shirt depicts a woman handcuffed, spread-eagled. This is an outright lie; we have always taken great pains to steer clear of sexism in all facets of our work. Tipper Gore singled out one of my songs, "We're Not Gonna Take It", bestowing it with a V rating for violence; you will know from the lyrics before you that there is no violence anywhere in this song. Perhaps the PMRC has confused this song with its video, which is based on old Roadrunner cartoons. Finally, Tipper Gore's claimed one of my songs, "Under the Blade", has lyrics encouraging sadomasochism, bondage, and rape. On the contrary, the words in question are about surgery and the fear it instills in people. As the creator of "Under the Blade", I can say categorically that the only sadomasochism, bondage and rape in this song are in the mind of Ms. Gore."
"Sen. Waters: Mr. Snider, can you tell me why you felt it necessary to *attack* Senator Gore's wife? Dee Snider: I wasn't attacking Senator Gore's wife. Sen. Waters: You were *just* attacking Senator Gore's wife by name. Dee Snider: I was attacking a member of the PMRC by the name of Tipper Gore, who *happens* to be married to a senator on this committee... funny how that worked out."
