 The director and screenwriter, Jack Neo, was inspired to make the film by a book about appreciating education. The movie was produced by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures on a budget of S $ 1.5 million. It stars Jack Neo, Xiang Yun, Huang Yiliang, Shawn Lee, Joshua Ang and Ashley Leong. Filming took place at several Singaporean schools in June 2005.
