Although he's not in this film, Michael Berryman nonetheless was featured in the U.S. theatrical trailer for this movie.
This film was originally picked up by Paramount Pictures who gave it a test run in Tucson, Arizona in 1982. When the film under performed there they sold it to Film Ventures International, who released it the following year.
Christopher George was married to Lynda Day George, who played Christy's mother. He died two months after the film's wide release.