When Disney Studios tried to make a more adult film, it chose Midnight Madness. The "Animal House-lite" film was written and directed by David Wechter and Michael Nankin, who had come to the studio's attention after their short film Junior High School. (A film that starred a young out of tune Paula Abdul.)
Since the production would need to film late at night, the company needed to find an actor who looked young, yet was over 18 because of Hollywood's child labor laws. They found that actor in Michael J. Fox, who played a 16 year old in the film- his very first movie.
