Although the film is set in California, the script was inspired by a real incident that occurred in late 1970s Detroit about a woman who stopped a rape and then was arrested for not having a gun permit.
First starring role in a theatrical feature film of actress Karin Mani.
Thom Eberhardt rewrote a version of the film and almost directed it. He left the project when he could not have final control over the casting. This was how Al Valletta became involved and became a co-director on the film.
For two of the movie's three film directors, Al Valletta and Victor M. Ordonez, this is the only ever theatrical feature film that they have directed.
The movie had three film directors. They were Al Valletta, Victor M. Ordonez who was billed as Victor Ordoñez and Ed Palmos who was billed as Edward Victor. According to a review published in the 28th March 1984 edition of show-business trade-paper 'Variety', the name "Edward Victor" was a collective pseudonym for Eduardo Palmos, Victor Ordoñez, and Al Valletta.