Pre-production The concept and script for the film were created by first-time director Joel Hershman in 1991, whose background was as an actor [REF].
The role of Sabra, the nymphomaniacal stripper who takes in Eli, was played by Andrea Naschak, a one-time child actress who moved on to Shakespeare festivals, and who had spent 1990 to 1992 as adult film star April Rayne [REF].