This movie was originally titled "The Hairy Bird". Miramax, the film's American distributor, found the title too offensive as it alludes to male genitalia, so they released the film under the alternate title "All I Wanna Do". In Canada and the United Kingdom, the film is titled "Strike!" Only the Australian release retains the original title.
The film was acquired by Miramax for distribution. Miramax co-head Harvey Weinstein wanted director Sarah Kernochan to make the film more male-friendly. Weinstein told Kernochan the finished film would screen in 2,000 theaters across the U.S. Ultimately, Miramax gave the film no publicity and distributed it in limited release in 1998, mostly in Canada. Two years later, Kernochan spent her own money to get the film screened in New York City for one week. The film was later acquired by Disney and was sent straight-to-video. The shelving of the film is detailed in Peter Biskind's book "Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film."
Vincent Kartheiser and Monica Keena also play love interests in Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (2000).