Trivia / Isn't It Shocking?

• California Doubling: While the film is set in Northern New England, it was shot in Oregon, on the other coast.
• Dawson Casting: Marge Savage, like the others on Justin's kill list, is from the graduating high school class of 1928. Ruth Gordon was already in her thirties by that time.
• Playing Against Type: While he gets a few snarky lines, Alan Alda plays the police chief character straighter than you might expect.