In order to establish the close bond between Smalls and Benny, the director had Tom Guiry and Mike Vitar meet and rehearse together weeks before the rest of the kids showed up to film. It worked so well that the other kids genuinely believed the two actors had been friends for a long time. To this day, Tom Guiry and Mike Vitar remained friends and kept in touch with each other since filming for this movie ended.
Director David Mickey Evans had one clear instruction for Chauncey Leopardi during the pool scene when he kisses Wendy Peffercorn: "keep your tongue in your mouth."
Writer-director David Mickey Evans has stated that all the child actors had such a wonderful summer working on the film to the point that they considered it the greatest summer of their lives.
PF Flyers were brought back for a limited time after this movie.