Writer and Director Robert Duvall became interested in the gypsy culture while working with gypsy extras on the set of Breakout (1975).
Robert Duvall once said of this, his film: "I'd like you to meet my friend Angelo Evans. I first saw him on a street corner in New York City flirting with a beautiful woman twice his age. I had to tell his story." This quote was used as a tagline for this movie.
Approximately half of the main cast play themselves in this movie.
This film was screened out of competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.
The villains in this piece are played by a brother and sister. They are Steve Tsigonoff and Millie Tsigonoff, who Writer and Director Robert Duvall met in Los Angeles, California.