There are actually two different mice used to portray the character Crimbil. The first mouse was eaten by a snake halfway through production.
The film's budget has been estimated at less than $500,000.
According to the Propmaster, all of the Elven weapons were made with PVC pipe and pool noodles.
The French version is titled Le Maitre Des Sorts, which roughly translates to "The Master of Spells". The French movie poster does not feature Max.
Many of the characters' names come from European myths and fairy tales. Etain and Dagda are named after gods from Irish mythology. Tom Tit Tot is an English version of Rumpelstiltskin.