In a 1990 interview with "Vanity Fair" magazine, leading lady Debra Winger said she accepted the film for these "wrong reasons": director Karel Reisz, screenwriter Arthur Miller, and a desire to play a role with a multiple-personality disorder. She also acknowledged that she liked working with Reisz and wasn't upset with him when the movie flopped.
When Angela orders a B&B she is ordering a drink made from 1/2 oz brandy and 1/2 oz Benedictine herbal liqueur.
Many of the scenes were filmed in Norwich, Connecticut.