The cast and crew walked at least nine miles a day during filming because they had to walk back and forth from their filming location on a trail in Griffith Park and their base camp in a parking lot.
Renee and Adrienne Wilkinson, who played Annie, have worked together before on the series Xena: Warrior Princess.
Director Renee O'Connor was inspired by a German comic book for the look and tone of the film.
Kat Grilli, the writer and executive producer, went to Auburn University with Shanna Henderson, who played Chase.