The script Aldolfo is reading to Joe was also written by Steve Buscemi at Alexandre Rockwell's request.
Actress Jennifer Beals said that one beguiling shot, in which the romantic Adolpho films Angelica on their snowy rooftop, happened before production had started. "Alex grabbed the camera and we ran to the roof to shoot. I didn't have anything ready. It was just like, let's go, it's beautiful, it's the feeling of the film. We were just creating this moment. That's what the whole film felt like" [2018]
Filmed on color film stock, but it was always intended as a B&W film. Director Alexandre Rockwell explained: "We really wanted a high contrast look with deeply saturated blacks and brilliant whites in the final prints of the film. The only way we could achieve that was by shooting on a fine grain color stock and then printing on black and white stock called Kodak 5369 which was primarily used for making silhouette mattes and travelings mattes. This particular stock had a high silver content. As we hoped, the result was spectacular."
The movie Aldolfo shows Joe, Skippy and Dane was filmed by Steve Buscemi at Alexandre Rockwell's request. It featured his father, brother Michael and son.