The movie was inspired by a TV reportage about the controversy of child models, just exploded in the early 1980s with the case of Brooke Shields.
For the role of Wilma Walsh (Florinda Bolkan) actress Virna Lisi was initially considered.
First movie role for Natasha Hovey.
Elena Fabrizi reprises the role of grandmother of the character played by Carlo Verdone, the same she had in Bianco, rosso e Verdone (1981).
First movie role for Fabrizio Bracconeri, who previously worked in a garage where Carlo Verdone was a customer. Bracconeri often asked Verdone to have a role in one of his movies, and while writing the screenplay of this one he decided to call him for an audition for the role of his neighbor.