To save money, the interior scenes were shot with a multi-camera television setup, then transferred to 35mm film.
This was originally intended as a starring vehicle for George C. Scott.
The original Broadway production starred Maureen Stapleton and Lou Jacobi. The play ran for only 12 performances.
Despite top-line billing, Pearl Bailey does not appear in the first 66 minutes of the 91 minute movie.
Michael Warren and Tamara Dobson had previously co-starred together in "'Cleopatra Jones' (1973).