This film was originally produced as a direct-to-DVD release (which is why this had a much lower budget than its predecessor). Sony changed their minds, and the film was given a theatrical release because test screenings for the film went extremely well.
This film marks the directorial debut of actor Fred Savage. He was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director. This is the only feature film he has ever directed.
Delivered to theaters with the fake title 'A Winning Group.'
Fred Savage the director of the film and Brian Doyle-Murray who played Uncle Morty previously worked on The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998) as the narrator and Baloo, respectively.