Mariska Hargitay (the daughter of Jayne Mansfield), who was in the back seat when the crash killed her mother, said that she found the name of this movie "horrible" and wished they had asked her permission to use this title beforehand.
Tippi Hedren's scenes ended up on the cutting room floor. However, the producers thanked her in the closing credits.
One of the locations in which the movie was shot is Cedartown, Georgia, USA. Exterior home shots were filmed in Troup County, Georgia, while additional scenes were shot in Decatur, Georgia. For the Greek Revival home, the interior shots were filmed at The Bailey-Tebault House located in Griffith, Georgia.
During filming in Cedartown GA. The downtown area and stores where still open and customers where still in the shops. During takes for filming people not in costume would hide in doorways and inside the shops.