Trivia

Dennis Hopper was offered the role of Ron Lake, but declined.

M. Emmet Walsh only worked for one day.

All the stunts and action in the climax was shot in a single day.

The story was originally set in Southwestern Pennsylvania, the home state of writer Tony Urban. The setting was changed to Southern Illinois when producers decided to film there. Almost all references to Pennsylvania were changed - except one. Lenny's comment about the neighbors vacationing in Delaware is one of the few references that remains unchanged.

The bowling sequence was shot in two hours.

Michael Addis: Blond-haired police officer on courthouse steps.