The child actors originally cast to play the roles got to name their characters.
Madora Doremus was originally cast to play Lainey but ended up out of town on the film dates.
The director Todd Robinson was the first thought to play Lewis but producers grew anxious while awaiting his agent to return contact. Brian Sutherland brought an unexpected but welcome depiction to the role of Lewis.
Both Brian Sutherland (actor who played Lewis) and Todd Robinson (director) have been acting coaches to Conner Williams.