Third and final collaboration between actor Gene Hackman and director Arthur Penn. The others were Bersaglio di notte (1975) and Gangster Story (1967).
One of the final films of production house CBS Theatrical Films. The company went defunct the year that this movie was released.
Matt Dillon and Gene Hackman got along extremely well during the filming of the film despite their huge age difference. Dillon called Hackman "caring and diplomatic"
The only reason Matt Dillon wanted to do the film was to work with Gene Hackman.
Many critics heavily criticized the film due to the fact that Gayle Hunnicutt's character literally disappears from the film almost completely. Many stated that there should've been a picture or some type of flashback to tie into the plot to show why she was kidnapped and who was behind the plot.