George Armitage discovered the band Sky playing at a high school. Moreover, lead singer Doug Fieger went on to form the group The Knack and co-wrote the hit song "My Sharona."
Children are seen running along railroad tracks which were then Pacific Electric's Inglewood Branch. Most of the tracks in that section of Venice have been removed.
Shot in fifteen days.
When Dewey and Lynn leave Schlumpfelder's bar, they pass in front of The Lighthouse Cafe, with a marquee reading the trumpeter Lee Morgan performing.
This was Pegi Boucher's only feature film.