After the lead and co-star pulled out of the film, Barbara Sicuranza suggested her husband Chris Stein could help. Stein is a member of Blondie and offered the role of Sherry to Debbie Harry. Harry immediately turned it down. Next he approached Joan Jett who not only accepted but wrote many songs for the soundtrack including the theme song.
Simonelli and Frumkes wrote a book based on the making of the film titled "Shoot Me: Independent Filmmaking From Creative Concept To Rousing Released" published by Allworth Press.
Filmed in 2001, was not completed until 2003, and was not distributed until 2011.
In the film, Mike takes Lila to see La Dolce Vita. La Dolce Vita translates to The Sweet Life.
Filmed during the writer's strike in Hollywood, Simonelli and Frumkes decided rather then being unemployed during that time they would take their least expensive script and produce it independently. The result was this film.