Trivia

While filming a part on Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963), John Cassavetes saw Steven Spielberg lurking around the set, as he was then in the habit of doing. Cassavetes approached Spielberg and asked what he wanted to be. When Spielberg replied he wanted to be a director, Cassavetes allowed the young man to direct him for the day. He later invited Spielberg to work on this film with Spielberg serving as an uncredited production assistant on Faces (1968) for two weeks.

Steve Buscemi's favorite movie, declared by himself.

The movie was shot in a cinéma vérité-style in high-contrast black & white on 16mm film.

Writer-director John Cassavetes worked as an actor in five films in order to finance the picture.

Director John Cassavetes original cut of the film ran for around six hours.