After seeing Marilyn Chambers (as Marilyn Briggs) in this film, the Mitchell Brothers (Artie Mitchell and Jim Mitchell) offered her a role in Derrière la porte verte (1972), giving her the option of taking a role in which she wasn't required to have sex. Originally she chose a non-sex role, but the brothers talked her into taking the lead. For her gig she was paid $25,000 and 1% of earnings (which in 1974, brought her between $2,000 and $2,500 per month), the highest amount ever paid a porn performer. "Green Door" made her a porno superstar and one of the few porn actresses to cross over into mainstream features.
Wes Craven's first film credit. He was eager to be involved in the movie industry.
First directing credit of Sean S. Cunningham who later went on to create the Friday the 13th film series.
Marilyn Chambers told media site Mr. Skin in 2004 that Sean Cunningham told her he wanted to make a documentary with real people. It was about ESP and that whole genre of films about awareness. Not free sex, but love, peace, couples feeling comfortable in their relationship. She said, "Sean did something really smart where he made a lot of money with this silly film. He bought advertising time on local television stations, and the ads would announce a special sneak preview at 10 a.m. for all the housewives. They'd see this film with a black man and white woman, and she was holding his huge schlong in her hand. There was another scene where the black man got an erection, but no sex. The housewives would tell everybody about this scene, but when it played its regular run in the theaters, the scene would be cut out. That's the power of advertising."
Marilyn Chamber's first starring role and first nude scene. She didn't even get a billing. She knew director Sean Cunningham and was dating his brother Kevin. Sean invited her to be part of it.