Contemporary work-site occupational health and safety regulations impacted on the execution of many of the hi-jinks, stunts and pratfalls seen during the warehouse sequences in Dr. Plonk (2007).
The idea of having Tiberius the dog in Dr. Plonk (2007) came when actor Paul Blackwell mentioned that he had a madcap dog. This canine, called Reg, had an obsession with balls, and this was factored into the script.
In keeping with the tradition of silent movies, no exterior shoots utilized artificial lighting in Dr. Plonk (2007).
Dr. Plonk (2007) was born when director Rolf de Heer opened his office refrigerator door and saw 20,000 feet of unexposed film stock. This is when the idea came to him to make a silent film and he knew then what his team were going to do next.
The Dr. Plonk (2007) character was inspired by such silent movie performers as Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin and the Keystone Kops.