Trivia

This film was shot guerrilla style without permits at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.

Joe Spinell's mother Filomena Spagnuolo plays his mother in this film.

Vinny Durand's apartment was the same New York City apartment Joe Spinell lived in.

Caroline Munro and Joe Spinell have previously worked together in Starcrash (1978) and Maniac (1980).

Jana Bates, played by Caroline Munro, is credited as being the first performer to win the Best Actress prize at Cannes for a horror film. The same year this film was shot at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, Isabelle Adjani won the Best Actress prize for a horror film (Possession (1981)).