Originally produced by Atlantic Entertainment Group for a 1988 release, the distributor's closing led the film to spend three years on the shelf before finally being released by Cannon in 1991.
John McNaughton made the following remarks during an interview for In The Flesh fanzine (UK), issue #6 on page 10: "As soon as Vestron backed out Atlantic picked it up, but it was submitted to the MPAA and given an 'X' certificate so they just walked out on the deal.We got an R rating and had to cut it 5 times, but I don't feel the picture was damaged to the point where destroyed by any means."
During the scene in the hospital between Scully and his guard, an announcer on the TV can be clearly heard saying, "Critics agree: HENRY is truly disturbing!" This film is directed by the same director as HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER.
Rae Dawn Chong bad-mouthed the film saying it had the worst script she ever performed. Director John McNaughton's response in a 1990 Cinefantastique interview replied: 'It was a nightmare working with her. She didn't belong in a little $2 million movie. I mean, she wants to be Sigourney Weaver. She!s worked in big budget films before, so why did she do this picture? They asked her why she did the movie and she said because she needed the money.
The copyright date at the end of the movie is 1989, so the film probably sat on the shelf for two years before getting released in 1991.