Trivia

Barbara Steele kept herself separate from the rest of the film's cast in order to stay in character.

John Cale composed his music score for the film in three hours.

The film was shot in four weeks.

Director Jonathan Demme implied that the title of this film is an homage to the films Femmes en cage (1950) and L'enfer est à lui (1949).

The film's escape scene in the orchard garden was filmed in one day.