According to a friend of Corey Haim's Corey Feldman had introduced Haim to Dominick Brascia who then molested Haim. Years had gone by and Feldman cast them both in this movie and one day Haim arrived on set and saw Brasica and then confronted Feldman and then slammed him against a wall and quit the film. Later on Feldman announced to the press he had fired Haim due to drug use.
Due to his frequent absences and drug use during filming, Corey Haim was eventually fired by director Corey Feldman. Feldman later said that this was one of the most hard and painful things he ever had to do.