Charlie Sheen's famous father, Martin, and brother Emilio Estevez did not participate in the documentary. It was reportedly too hard for them to relive the dark moments of Charlie's past addiction struggles and the strain on the family and wanted to let Charlie tell his story in his way. However they both were supportive of the project and Martin Sheen watched an early cut of the documentary with the director Andrew Renzi. Renzi reportedly was very nervous during the screening but stated that Martin enjoyed and supported the final product.