Majority of the plot for this film is based from the Hollywood film Three Fugitives (1989), which is in turn a remake of French film Les Fugitifs (1986).
Atoy Co and Yoyong Martirez, the actors who played the bumbling cops who is in pursuit of Daniel and Estong, were both PBA cagers before entering showbiz. Moreover the names of their characters are based from National Hero, Jose Rizal.
Prior to this film, Phillip Salvador previously worked with Vic Sotto in the film Okey ka, fairy ko! (1991).