Katie Christensen was going to be the girlfriend of Mr. Richards, but when Aaron Christensen (her brother) got his part, Travis Neal decided to make her Bruce's girlfriend, just to make it less awkward. He told the cast to compare it to Star Wars, how Luke is the protagonist, but Leia and Han Solo are the love interests.
This film was made for an EFY Video Contest. Although it did not win, it got an honorable mention by the EFY staff.
The first actual public screening of the film was at an EFY session in Provo, Utah. On August 9, 2012, they played the film for a variety show.
Waldo's full name is Waldovsky Krasnoyarsk Kershinsky. Krasnoyarsk is a city and territory in south central Russia.
The cast credits never say who Waldo is.