Christopher Lloyd is considered to play Doctor Stiles.
Richard Dreyfuss was once considered to play the devoted psychiatrist Doctor Stiles, but Jordan Tate turns down sending him the script after speaking to his producing partner and deeply disliking her disrespectful tone.
Christian Bale is Jordan Tate's first choice to play Mark.
The project is compared to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Awakenings.