- Acclaimed Flop: It got positive reviews, but wasn't a financial success.
- Box Office Bomb: Budget, $6,000,000. Box office, $8,200,000.
- Creator Backlash: Due to the sexual abuse he suffered onset, Corey Haim felt uncomfortable discussing the film. His ex-girlfriend revealed in the documentary (My) Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys that he refused to watch it.
- Romance on the Set: Corey Haim turned 14 on the set in Chicago, and fell in love with Kerri Green (18 at the time), who played his romantic interest in the film. Haim's unrequited love for Green helped inspire his performance, with the real-life dynamics between them expressed on screen.
- Star-Making Role: For Corey Haim.
- What Could Have Been: Corey Feldman was considered for Lucas Blye.
- Write What You Know: Writer-director David Seltzer based the character of Lucas on himself. Like Lucas, Seltzer was a nerdy kid who liked to collect bugs, would often get bullied by jocks, and had an unrequited crush on a young girl.
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