A 9 year-old Lindsay Price was considered for the role of The Princess but she had just gotten a dancing gig at Disneyland and was not available for filming.
Director Chris Tashima met an 8 year-old Benjamin Wey in 1984, when they were both cast in a USC student film, The Wall (1985). He was so impressed with young Wey, he created this film for the actor to star in.