Actor (and personal friend of director Koolhoven) Marc van Uchelen was going to play the ticket salesman, but just before shooting his wife Lies Visschedijk gave birth to their first son. Without time to recast, director Martin Koolhoven decided to play the part himself. This became the first time he could be seen in on of his own movies. Since then he has been asked several times to appear in movies directed by others.