Show-business trade-paper predicted the picture would "prove similarly invisible at the box-office" in their edition published on 18th April 1986.
The school scenes were were filmed on location at St. John Bosco High School in in the Los Angeles suburb of Bellflower in California, USA.
The movie is a modern variation of the The Invisible Man (1933). The main movie poster was reflective of this type of ''invisible man'' movie.
The movie's title evoke the earlier science-fiction picture The Invisible Boy (1957) from about thirty years earlier even though the two films are different and unrelated.
The film's closing credits give special thanks to: "Chris Baldwin; Craig Shapiro; John Mekrut; Rebecca Stanley; Sharon Perry; Steven and Terry Dale; Maxine and Gordon Wolf; L.A. Eyeworks; Bushnell Optics; B.C. Rich Guitars; Associated Financial Consultants, Marsha Tassop Esswein; Dern, Mason & Floum, Ernest Del & Michael A. Rubel; Alexander & Van Loon, Rodney Van Loon; Galloway & Galloway, Ann Hollis; De Witt Stern of California, Joe Petralia & Sarah Legan; Ren-Mar Studios, Carol Casselin & Paul Santos; Stage Fifteen, Ben Kitay & Dan Siegel; Scenic Highlights, Glendale, Ca.; Leo America, Evan Green; Pacifica Studios, Glen Nishieda; Ensoniq, Stephen Coscia; Walker Location Servies, Don Stanley & Bob Walker; St. John Bosco High School, Bellflower, Ca., Father Bernard Dabbene, S.D.B.; The City of Bellflower, Ca., Candice Kosmont & Chuck Fernandes; The Red 'E.'"