This movie was filmed around March, April and May 1982.
The production shoot for this picture went for six weeks.
First theatrical feature film for director Michael Pattinson. Street Hero (1984) was Pattinson's second whilst Ground Zero (1987) was his third.
This movie was shot on Super 16mm and blown-up to 35mm.
This feature film was based on writer Jan Sardi experiences as a school-teacher teaching Italian-Australian school students. Sardi is a second generation Italian-Australian.