Barbara Hershey said, "I resent being put in the position of defending the film. We worked really hard not to make it exploitative. Rape is one of the ugliest, if not the ugliest thing, that can happen to someone. It's murder of a sort. I have no answer for those who are offended. They're right, but I don't think our intention was to exploit the subject, or the result. Truly, I don't. I think we did well with it." When Hershey was interviewed for the Scream Factory Blu-ray of The Entity in 2018, she had nothing but kind words to say about director Sidney J. Furie, even saying that going to work on it was fun and stress-free because he was at the helm, making her feel comfortable, safe, and protected at every turn. She also described it as one of the best creative experiences of her career.
