[1][2] Tina Marie Risico, a pretty teenage girl with low self-esteem, is spending time at the shopping mall when she is approached by a man claiming to be a photographer looking for new models.

Tina has conflicting feelings about Christopher, traumatized by the abuse and the kidnapping, while also missing him deeply, which confuses her family when she's finally able to return to them.

Larry Mortiff and Alan Bodoh, two independent producers, made a deal with survivor Tina Marie Risico to create a dramatized film of her experiences with Wilder.

The two producers shot Easy Prey on a $2.5 million budget in the Canadian city of Toronto, hoping to save money by not filming directly in the United States.

"[5] Bill Kelley of Florida's Sun Sentenial pointed out the cautionary tale value of the film, noting that Easy Prey is a "social commentary and a warning to young women not to go off with strangers.