Metrotime, a production company formed by Metrodome and the Lifetime Group, were originally set to produce, before the two companies split over creative differences.
Many of the action sequences in the film required cast members to be working in several inches of stagnant water, for longer periods of time. As a safety measure, each actor was issued a pair of thick rubber socks to be worn under their shoes. Robert Firth, who portrays Paul in the film, got so tired of sweaty and blistered feet at the end of each day, that he opted out of the uncomfortable protocol - wholeheartedly embracing the potential risk of electrocution instead.