Though this is listed first on Linnea Quigley's filmography, it is not her first role. Her first role and nude scenes was in Fairy Tales (1978). Her scene for this film was shot after Fairy Tales in 1978, two years after Psycho from Texas was first released, and added to this movie to include more nudity for its later VHS release.
Linnea Quigley said she hated her experience making this. The director had her strip off her clothes in her one scene, though she had no idea she would have to do that when she accepted the role, and then he had an actor pour beer all over her. After they finished filming, she stood there naked and sticky with the entire crew staring at her. She had to ask for a robe because no one offered one. Finally someone gave it to her. She was really upset.
Jim Feazell said during an interview years later that Linnea Quigley was a newcomer when they cast her for the additional nudity needed for the film. He admitted he didn't remember much about her and at the time didn't feel there was anything special about her that indicated she'd be a popular star later on. They only hired her because she was cute, willing to strip totally naked and do anything they asked for the scene.
The movie was filmed in El Dorado, Arkansas.
Producers orchestrated a promotional stunt in New York City during the 1976 release where a loudspeaker-equipped truck bearing an outsized Psycho from Texas banner struck terror into unwary Times Square pedestrians.