When Jeffery Katzenberg was the CEO of Disney, he viewed the film and loved it and offered Mike Binder practically anything since Sony was also making a strong pitch to Binder. Binder accepted Katzenberg's offer and got a three picture deal with the studio which continued with another film based on Binder's youth, Indian Summer which was filming when this film was released.
The film was based on the personal experiences of Writer/Director Mike Binder when he was growing up in Detroit.
Composer Peter Himmelman was suggested to write the music for the film by Stephen Baldwin after telling Mike Binder about a few songs he had written and liked.
After Disney got the film, they told Mike Binder that he was able to secure the best talent available for the film which included the Costume Designer, Director of Photography and Music Supervisor, etc. much to Binder's surprise.
The Bridge that is referred to in the film's title is The Ambassador Bridge that connects Michigan and Canada. The bridge was a part of Writer-Director Mike Binder's teenage youth growing up crossing it numerous times.