Stories from the set

Director and screenwriter Clive Barker's approach to the film was to cut the bare minimum during editing, while removing all inserts except for shots of objects the character is currently looking at.

The director and screenwriter Curry Barker's desire to shoot long takes created certain difficulties during editing. He had to learn in post-production how to maintain the pace of the story's development.

One of the most difficult scenes to shoot was the scene with Bear's initial wish and Nikki's return to the car. The director and screenwriter Curry Barker deliberately stretched out the scene to make the audience empathize more strongly with Nikki.

During the work on the project, the design and shape of the case in which the magic wand was kept changed several times.

When creating the magic wand, artist Vivian Gray and the prop masters used a prank pen like the one Barker had in childhood. They found a similar pen, took it apart, and inserted the click mechanism into the prop magic wand.

While developing the silhouette of the magic wand, the film's artist Vivian Gray drew inspiration from cactus skeletons.

Producer Christian Mercury usually leaves casting decisions to the directors, but in this case he insisted that Indi Navarretti, whom he knew from working on the action film Jackpot, be cast in the lead female role.

The first kiss scene was filmed on the first day of shooting, and the first take made it into the film.

While working on the script, Carrie Barker assumed that Nikki was initially attracted to Bear. Barker believes that if he had openly confessed his feelings to her, she might have reciprocated.

During editing, director and screenwriter Curry Barker removed the scene with the smashed heads from the film in order to obtain an NC-17 rating for the film. In the version shown at the Toronto Film Festival, this scene was present.