Nicholas Cage wanted to play the role of Brad Hamilton when he participated in the audition, but the producers thought his performance was too dark. In addition, Cage was only 17 years old at the time and was not allowed to grow as an adult. Time to work.
Nicholas Cage appeared in the film as Nicholas Coppola.
· Hande's role was initially decided to be played by Fred Gwynne, but the latter declined to appear due to the sexual content of the film.
·The film was shot at Van Nuys Middle School in California.
·The scene where Linda teaches oral sex skills to Stacey was originally scheduled to take place in a porn club, surrounded by naked girls. In order to avoid being set as restricted, the scene had to be changed to the school’s fast food restaurant.
· Stacy in the film works in Perry's Pizza Shop. Jennifer Jason Lee, who plays Stacy, worked in the shop for one month after getting the role, until the filming started.
·David Lynch was the first director selected, but was rejected because the script was interesting, but it did not fit his style.
Ratner was wearing a "Popeye" compassionate when he listened to dating advice in Damoni's bedroom.
·The shopping scene in the film was shot in Sherman Oaks Galleria (Sherman Oaks Galleria), which has since been re-planned.
·In order to better understand Jeff's role, Sean Justin Penn once tried to extinguish cigarettes with his palm.
·Universal didn't expect this film to become a hit, and it didn't even plan to be released on the East Coast.
Brad's masturbation scene was filmed by actor Judge Reinhold with a fake penis, and other actors did not know it at the time.
·The film ranked second on the list of "50 Best Middle School Movies" selected by "Entertainment Weekly" in 2006.
