In a 1978 television interview, Cassavetes said this was the best film he had anything to do with.
Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar recreates the accident scene in his 1999 film "All About My Mother" (Todo Sobre Mi Madre) as the epicenter of the dramatic conflict.
Director John Cassavetes had major problems getting the picture distributed in the USA. When it did get released, the seasons were limited, with the film performing very poorly at the box office. After Cassavetes had passed away in early 1989, the film was acquired in 1991 by a major American distributor for re-release.
Both of the mothers of Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes appeared in the film in acting roles. These were Lady Rowlands and Katherine Cassavetes respectively. Both also appeared in the Rowlands-Cassavetes collaborations of Ainsi va l'amour (1971) and Une femme sous influence (1974).