The film opens with text claiming that it is a true story, but this is not really the case. The writers took inspiration from various real incidents they heard from family members, friends or news stories as well as fictional films like Nightcrawler (2014), Broken Flowers (2005), Le Dîner de Cons (1998), My New Partner (1984) and the works of John Hughes, Peter Farrelly & Bobby Farrelly, and Francis Veber in general to craft their story.
The film was set for a theatrical release in Germany on December 3, 2020, but this was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was instead released on home video about eight months later.