Trivia

Honor Heffernan, who makes her acting debut in this, sings all her songs herself. She had been a member of a successful rock band and had performed as a singer in Ireland and Europe since the early 1970s. She was Ireland's first female rock singer.

One of the first films to be commissioned by Channel 4

First feature film produced with financial involvement of Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board.

First film directed by Neil Jordan.

Writer and director Neil Jordan played the saxophone when he was young.