- Adaptation Displacement: It's a pretty obscure film, but it's still better-known than the original novel by Richard Miles.note
- Jerkass Woobie:
- Frances is extremely creepy, but clearly bears some serious emotional wounds from her domineering parents.
- The Boy also comes from a messed-up family, but his continuing to manipulate Frances via his mute act starts to seem cruel after a while.
- Spiritual Successor: This film, along with Images and 3 Women, form a loose "character study of disturbed women" trilogy in the Altman filmography.
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