During an interview, actress Betsy Russell was asked what she thought about the trailer showing her character as a strong female, but then cutting to her in the shower. She said: "I've never really paid attention to that. I guess strong females still have to take showers. They still like to feel sexy, so I don't think there's one thing that should stop someone from feeling sexy and showing their body if that's what they choose to do. I don't think it makes any difference in the world."
The make, model and colour of the racing car that Tomasina "Tommy" Boyd drives in the movie is a blue and white 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Sport Coupe with a V-8 Conversion.
Actor Eric Douglas, who played Ernie Leeds Jr, was himself was no fan of this movie. In 1994, when asked whether the critics were right to pan it as they'd done, Douglas answered by bursting into exaggerated death-groans.
Debut theatrical feature film of actress Cynthia Thompson who played Amanda but was billed ''Cynthia Ann Thompson''.