Elizabeth Kaitan told Femme Fatales magazine that when Thelma and Louise (1991) was released, the plot was so close to this one that producers of Bimbos (Including David DeCoteau and Charles Band) considered suing MGM (which now owns the Empire Pictures catalog) for plagiarism but changed their minds when they realized how much it would cost in legal fees. Producer David DeCoteau has stated that there is an obvious connection between the films, saying, "The creator (of Thelma and Louise) must have seen Bimbos and was inspired in some way, whether consciously or not. There are just too many similarities. I mean, right down to the car they drive and the characters names and certain plot points. It's amazing."
According to Elizabeth Kaitan, people and critics, including Roger Ebert, assumed she used a body double for her brief topless scene because the director focused on her bare breasts and didn't frame her face in the shot. She's pointed out in interviews ever since that those were her breasts.
The title of the film was originally meant to be for another Empire release called Cemetery High.
Elated with the final cut, Empire Pictures launched an ad campaign on MTV and, certain the film would be a commercial hit, released the comedy to over 80 theaters. However, it came out against too much competition and bombed. It was the last movie that Empire released theatrically before the company was purchased by Trans World Entertainment.
A sequel called "Bimbo Barbeque" was planned but the idea never came to fruition due to the collapse of Empire Pictures, in addition to the 1988 WGA Strike.