Tony Musante reprises his role as Joe Ferrone in "The Incident" (1967).
The title "Ride with Terror" was chosen from about 70 potential titles. One choice was "Subway Ride" chosen by author Nicholas E. Baehr, but NBC didn't want the word "subway" in the title.
According to author Nicholas E. Baehr, none other than Sammy Davis Jr. saw himself starring in the inevitable movie version. Baehr didn't say what role Sammy may have played however.
The author of "Ride with Terror," Nicholas E. Baehr, stated that his script was inspired by the play "Twelve Angry Men."
"Ride with Terror" was presented as the "Dupont Show of the Week." After airing on Sunday, December 1st (at 10pm), people were shocked at the brutality, which led to many newspaper articles examining the movie and violence on television in general.