The film:
- Absurdly Short Production Time: The film was shot in 18 days.
- Actor-Shared Background: Just like Richie, Mitchell Lichtenstein is a gay man from New York.
- Doing It for the Art: This is was Robert Altman's approach in his filmed play period, and in this case he entirely funded the film himself.
- Friendship on the Set: David Alan Grier and Matthew Modine quickly became buddies working on this film together, and have remained close friends ever since, with Grier even being the godfather of Modine's daughter Ruby.
