Craggy-faced Ernest Borgnine was 39 when this film came out, only 15 years older than his film daughter Debbie Reynolds, who was 24. His wife in the film, Bette Davis, was 48.
The $8,000 for the New York City taxi medallion would equate to $89,000 in 2023. In 2017 the cost of a medallion is at around $500,000. In 2014 it had peaked at $1M. In late 2021, the cost of some medallions was as low as $25,000. The cost is falling due to the rise of services such as Uber and Lyft.
This film did not do well at the box office for MGM, losing $106,000 ($1,200,000 in 2023) at the box office according to studio records.