The original name of the play by Tennessee Williams was "The Seven Descents of Myrtle" and opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York on May 27, 1968 and ran for 29 performances.
Estelle Parsons was nominated for the 1969 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "The Seven Descents of Myrtle."
Originally rated X by the MPAA, the rating was changed to R in 1979.
This film was a box-office catastrophe in the US and has never been seen in cinemas or on TV in the UK.