Tykwer and Becker wrote the screenplay for Life Is All You Get while working on Tykwer's second feature, Winter Sleepers (1997), a much bigger and more complex production than Deadly Maria.
Tykwer dan Becker menulis skenario untuk film Life Is All You Get, sembari mengerjakan film berikutnya, Winter Sleepers (1997), sebuah prduksi film yang lebih kompleks dibanding Deadly Maria.