The film was shot in the garden of Georges Méliès' property in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis. The film features painted scenery.
The film was released by the Star Film Company. It is numbered 82 in its catalogs.
Included in the "Georges Melies: First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)" DVD collection, released by Flicker Alley.
Georges Méliès: [moon] becomes anthropomorphic and tries to eat the main character, and is punched away by him