Producer Michael Douglas amended the shooting schedule of The China Syndrome (1979) to allow Jack Lemmon to attend rehearsals for the Broadway stage play of Tribute (1980). Douglas was enormously grateful to Lemmon as he remained ready to start work at very short notice for over a year before production started and in the process cost himself a lot of other work. Lemmon agreed to play his role in that movie as early as 1976 and Douglas returned the favor.
Jack Lemmon once said of his character Scottie Templeton: "If I had to choose one role as my favorite this has got to be it!". Lemmon once said of "Tribute"'s story, it's "the most fascinating mixture of comedy and drama that I've found since The Apartment (1960)".
Jack Lemmon was nominated for the 1979 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Tribute" and recreated his role in this movie.
Jack Lemmon's role on the Broadway stage as Scottie Templeton in "Tribute" marked the first time in eighteen years that the actor had treaded the boards on Broadway.
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