This film was made by a family of four from script to post-production. They 'crewed' it themselves. Which means that on most days there were only three or less crew members because one of them was always on camera.
For some scenes, the camera and cinematographer were placed in a convertible FIAT to get moving shots on the street.
The hospital and doctors' offices scenes were actually filmed in an abandoned hospital, and the mental hospital scenes were shot in the mental ward of that same hospital.
Along with filming, the family also cooked every night to provide catering on set for the next day of filming.
The school used in the film was under remodel at the time, which made for some funny outtakes filled with the sounds of hammers and saws.