 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Burke Hare yakagadzirwa neEaling Studios, avo vaizivikanwa nekugadzira mafirimu evatema anozivikanwa se Mwoyo Yemhando neCoronets uye The Ladykillers. John Landis akaverenga script, iyo yakamutsa kufarira kwake kuita firimu racho. Landis aida kuti firimu racho rifanane nemitambo yaEaling yemitambo yakasviba, pamwe chete nemafirimu aLaurel naHardy, achirondedzera kuratidzwa kwaBurke naHaremumufirimu uyu saLaurel naHardy vakaipa. 