Inspired partly by American gross-out comedies like American Pie, it follows the sexual misadventures of four boys through middle and high school.

While American Pie had been a flop in Korea, Wet Dreams was a surprise box office hit and led to a sequel, Wet Dreams 2.

[2] The film was distributed by company A-Line, which was a distributing company co founded by Samsung venture, KTB entertainment, Egg film, and Kangjekyu film.

[3] On April 28, 2002, the casting of actor Lee Beom soo and actress Kim Sun-a was confirmed, with crank in starting around May and an expected filming period of two months, aiming for an August release of the movie.

[4] Company HumanCom funded 300 million won out of estimated budget of 1.8 billion won for the film.