Nicole Kidman learned how to ride a BMX bicycle so she could be in this movie. Also, Kidman was chosen out of more than two hundred actresses who auditioned for the role of Judy.
When they are selling the radios, a girl inquires "do you have any in a different color?". This is a reference to an Australian television program "The Inventors" (the precursor to The New Inventors (2004)) where one of the panelists was renowned for her queries about the colour range of new inventions (as well as whether any particular invention was safe for children). Her questions, "Does it come in any other colors?" and "Is it safe for the kiddies?", were often parodied on Australian television.
Second theatrical feature film of Australian actress Nicole Kidman after her first 'Bush Christmas' (1983). The two pictures both debuted in Australia cinemas during December 1983 with 'Bush Christmas' being released first.
Three top BMX bike experts performed all the stunts in this film. The young leads didn't generally do any difficult stunts due to both safety and complexity.
Angela Bishop: Uncredited, the Australian entertainment reporter as an extra. As teenagers, Bishop and Nicole Kidman met on the set of this movie and since Bishop has interviewed Kidman several times over the years for Channel 10 Australia.