Debbie Scaletta (Debbie) and Dave Petti (Rocco) were ideal fits for their roles. Besides both being accomplished actors, Debbie is actually a Registered Dental Hygienist and Dave is a Dental Medical Doctor.
Actress Barbara Russell, who played Rosa in the film, passed away less than one month after completion of principal photography. This is the final film and project from this veteran, iconic actress of stage and screen.
This film marks Rick Manasa's (Moishe) first feature film appearance. His outstanding audition landed him the role immediately. Rick was also one of the original band members of "Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band".
The boy that Lucia (Tammy Pescatelli) bumps into in the montage is actually her real life son, Luca James Palanca. This is his 3rd film - his first was at 1 month old, "Gerald", starring Mickey Rooney.
The location of the cafe' scenes between Gino and Debbie, and Gino and Lucia were a last minute find and locked in literally hours before filming. The original location pulled out the morning of the last day of scheduled production leaving producer Daymon Long to find a new one. Fortunately, they were shooting in the hometown of lead actress Tammy Pescatelli, who was able to help production get use of the Market House Grille for that day.