The film was shot from November 14, 1988 to January 15, 1989, which lasted two months. The story fictionalized a Wilton Preparatory College in Vermont, and the actual filming location of the film was St. Andrew's School in Delaware.
At the end of the story in the original book, Mr. Perry accused Keating of poisoning Nell's mind and demanded compensation from the school for material and spiritual losses. Todd and other members of the Death Poetry Society joined forces to defend Teacher Keating. At this time, Mr. Keating, who was suffering from leukemia, became increasingly ill, and the children were also kept in school. Eventually, Mr. Keating died of leukemia, but it had an indelible impact on the children. The director changed the ending of the original work, highlighting the children's personal growth experience, but he also expressed that he hoped to follow the meaning of the original work at that time. In order to better capture the subtle development of the friendship between the children and their growing admiration for Teacher Keating, the director specially filmed in chronological order.
