* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Drummond recounts that he rang for the nurse "to ensure one full hour of uninterrupted privacy."
* HarsherInHindsight: Like his character Dr. Schaefer, Lenny Baker ended up dying young (at age 37 in 1982).
* HilariousInHindsight: With his bushy hair and NerdGlasses, Dr. Schaefer resembles Creator/AndySamberg.
* MyRealDaddy: Creator/ArthurHiller directed, but Creator/PaddyChayefsky, who co-produced as well as writing the screenplay, was the dominant creative presence for the film.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/StockardChanning makes her uncredited film debut as an E.R. nurse.
* ValuesDissonance: The aftermath of [[spoiler:Herb raping Barbara]], with both of them treating it like a minor indiscretion, hasn't aged well.
* ValuesResonance: It serves as a reminder that inefficient, overly bureaucratic health care has been a problem in America for a long time.
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