As told by his fellow actor and friend Massimo Ceccherini on a podcast, the actor Carlo Monni is credited in the opening credits but isn't actually in the movie. He was supposed to play a role and was on set for the whole production but he had some personal issues that put him in strong emotional distress and made him incapable of acting. Marco Ferreri kept his name in the credits as an act of friendly affection.
In Bukowski's short story, Mad Enough to be found in the compilation, Septuagenarian Stew, he talks about reluctantly meeting the cast and crew of a film called Songs of the Suicide Man, while they did a scene at Venice Beach. It was directed by Luigi Bellini and starring Ben Garabaldi and Eva Mutton, surely synonyms for the people behind this film. He also mentions that Garabaldi had appealing eyes but 'self-pleased' and 'dozing inside.' They had a drinking session for the writer's visit. There are many worthy references that seem like this even may have happened, such as Bukowski often did in his stories and poems by telling real stories with a variation of the real name with a little spruced up Bukowski magic. Suffice to say, he wasn't a fan of the film. The same story also references the film Crazy Love.
In one of several of Charles Bukowski's book of letters, he noted that, before production began, Ben Gazarra had great eyes. After the movie came out, however, he didn't have much good to say about it.
The out of print UK region 2 DVD which also features the full length 'touche pas a la femme blanche' ('don't touch the white woman!') also directed by marco ferreri, is now a valuable collector's item.
Italian censorship visa # 77045 delivered on 11 September 1981.