 Garrett McKenna (qv) was originally cast as Miles Nelson, but  Anthony Spadaccini (qv) was forced to recast the role two weeks  prior to shooting, due to some creative differences and internal  disputes. Spadaccini asked Timothy Farmer (II) (qv), who had  already been hired as assistant director (and cast as Mark Nelson),  to play the lead. Farmer accepted. It was Farmers first onscreen  role. As a result, production assistant David Boleslawski Jr. (qv)  played Mark instead. Spadaccini later stated that this was the best  decision he had ever made as a director.