Actress Angel Tompkins was originally considered to play the lead. However, she was allegedly dropped when she insisted on having some creative input on the script.
Then current professional basketball player Sidney Wicks, who appeared in the film as himself, received a 'special appearance' credit.
First top billed starring role in a theatrical feature film of mostly television actress Cathy Lee Crosby.
The film's box-office was reported in show-business trade-paper 'Variety' as having taken about US $8 million after around it first four months in theatrical release stateside in the USA.