Ngokutsho komhla wokugqibela, uZac Efron wafumana indima ekuqalekeni kokuzaliseka kwe-fantastic "yokuvelisa umlilo" ngokusekwe kwinoveli yokumkani uStefano. Ukuveliswa kwemifanekiso kuya kubandakanyeka kwindalo iphela, i-Blum Igumbi kunye nemveliso yendlela yokhula. Umlawuli uya kwenza uKeith Thomas ("i-vigil"), ngelixa iskripthi siya kubhala i-scott Tims ("iHalloween ibulala", "iimpazamo zexesha elidlulileyo"). Imisebenzi yabavelisi abaphetheyo iya kuthatha i-jason bloom, umnini we-oscar akiv yegolide, kunye noMarta De Lauris.
"Umlilo ovuthayo" ubalisa ngentombazana eneminyaka esibhozo egama linguCharlie Mcgee, ongumnini wePyriessez, oko kukuthi, amandla okubambisa izinto ezingqongileyo yedwa ngamandla omyohli. Esi sipho sikhethekileyo sitsaleleka kwiiarhente zobuntlola zaseMelika ezikhupha i-charnap charlie ukuyisebenzisa njengesixhobo.
UKumkani waseRoma wapapashwa ngo-1980, kwaye sele emva kweminyaka emine, ifilimu yokuqala yapapashwa kwizikrini, eyona ndima iphambili apho kwakwenziwa khona iBarrymore. Kuhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lwe- $ 15 yezigidi, ifilimu eqokelelwe kwiibhokisi zehlabathi zincinci ngaphezulu kwe- $ 17 yezigidi ezingaphezulu kwe- $ 17. Umhla we-Preeneretion yoLungiso olutsha luya kwaziswa kamva.