The film was shot in SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia during the summer of 1988. As editing neared completion, the secessionist wars tore apart the region, and much of the footage was stored in Avala films warehouse in Belgrade. In 1996, producer Andjelo Arandjelovic worked on getting a distribution deal for the film before it ended up getting released direct-to-video in 1997.
Brad Pitt and costar Cheryl Pollak would reunite a year later in 1989, again playing boyfriend and girlfriend, on season 3, episode 2 of "thirtysomething."
Around 40 minutes in, Brad Pitt's character is wearing a red St Louis Cardinals cap. Brad Pitt's family moved to St Louis when he was a toddler.