Debut theatrical feature film of actor Henry Thomas whose next theatrical film would be E.T. - L'extra-terrestre (1982) which was also for the Universal Pictures studio, as would be La finestra sul delitto (1984).
The movie's source story and screenplay by screenwriter William D. Wittliff was based on his child-hood during the Second World War in the Texan town of Gregory in Texas, USA.
Sally Field pulled out of doing this movie so she could appear in Back Roads (1981). According to the 1st December 1981 edition of 'The Los Angeles Times' newspaper, Field was attached temporarily to the movie but withdrew from the picture.