Michael Grant is a concert pianist and performed all of the piano pieces. He also helped the filmmakers pick the compositions that he played in the film.
The film was shot in only 14 days.
Tom Wopat drove his own truck in the film. The production team had a picture truck for Tom to drive, but he showed up to set in his own car which was so perfect for his character, Richard, it was used instead.
Train scenes were shot at a train museum. Wider shots of James on the train could not be used as the seats revealed it was an antique.
The location used as the store where Richard delivers apples sadly burned down a year after the shoot.