Lynn Whitfield is 7 months older than Oprah Winfrey and 3 years older than Jackee although they are much older than she is in the film.
The city and state where Brewster Place is located are never mentioned.
Based on the novel of the same name, by Gloria Naylor.
Eugene Lee who plays Basil is actually a year older than Oprah' Winfrey in real life
This is the second film Lynn Whitfield played William Allen Young's wife. The first movie was Uma Mulher em Ação (1986).