Fernando Poe Jr. said this movie is his tribute to Efren 'Bata' Reyes for putting the Philippines in the sports world map because of Reyes' supremacy in billiards.
Fernando Poe Jr. planned the movie for two years. He initially intended to release it on November of 2002. But Efren 'Bata' Reyes competition outside the Philippines blocked the early production of the movie. It started showing on March of 2003.
Toni Gonzaga's debut.
FPJ and Paquito Diaz's final film before retiring from acting and died in 2004 and 2011 respectively.
Pakners is a corruption of the word "partner".