First speaking role in a movie of actor Edward James Olmos according to an interview he once did. He was plucked from a crowd of extras in a pool hall scene by the director Floyd Mutrux just to say one line. He was billed as ''Eddie Olmos''.
The picture paid homage to American actor John Garfield according to the film's writer-director Floyd Mutrux. Garfield had portrayed hard-luck heroes in Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s.
Debut produced screenplay for a theatrical feature film of later producer Don Simpson who was an uncredited writer on the movie.
The color, make and model of Bobby (Paul Le Mat)'s fast car was a red and black 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 'Aloha' Coupé.
The movie's title refers to the two lead central characters in the picture with they being Bobby (Paul Le Mat) and Rose (Dianne Hull).