Although he's not in this film, Michael Berryman nonetheless was featured in the US theatrical trailer for this movie.
This film was originally picked up by Paramount Pictures who gave the film a test run in Tucson, Arizona in 1982. When the film under performed there they sold it Film Ventures International who released it the following year.
Christopher George and Lynda Day George also starred in the slasher flick Graduation Day (1981).