The lead actors took a two month break in production from shooting the 1861 scenes and shooting the 1864 war-time scenes to grow facial hair and lose weight, changing their physical appearance. drastically to show the ravages of war.
LionHeart FilmWorks and the director's first feature film
Nearly the entire cast, and most of the crew, from Hershberger's first short film, "The Nest" worked on "Wicked Spring."
The original first draft "Wicked Spring" script was written during the summer and fall of 1994 as an ultra low-budget short film. It was shelved then, but dusted off and re-written in the fall of 1999 as a feature film for LionHeart FilmWorks.
"Wicked Spring" was influenced by three movies: "The Thin Red Line," "A Midnight Clear," and "Battleground."