Upon the film's release in the USA, Ginger Rogers sued the production and the distributors for 'misappropriation and infringement of her public personality'. The case was dismissed, the judgment stating that the film referred to her and Fred Astaire only obliquely.
On August 15th, 1985, two months after filming had wrapped, director Federico Fellini fell ill due to a ministroke. Fortunately, the ailment did not have any lasting negative effects on his health.