The film popularized the then slang word "dragueur" in French (meaning a flirt, or a skirt chaser) which is since referenced in the dictionary and commonly used.
Jean-Pierre Mocky's directorial debut after having worked as an actor for 13 years and having written La tête contre les murs (1959) (which he had hoped to direct).
The film was released with two different titles in the United States. It premiered in New York in 1960 under the title "The Chasers". However three years later it was released in Los Angeles with the title "The Girl Chasers".
Director Jean-Pierre Mocky had wanted to cast Laurent Terzieff as Freddy, but the studio insisted on Jacques Charrier.