Meredith Baxter and Stephen Collins previously played each other's spouses before, in the feature film, Les Hommes du président (1976).
As in the 2020 miniseries based on the same events, the Broderick children's first names are changed for this film. However, the gender and ages of the children align with the real Broderick children (two older girls and two younger boys).
The real home of Dan and Betty Broderick (Elisabeth Broderick), that needed the foundation repaired, is located at: 5555 Coral Reef Avenue in La Jolla, California.
In the movie, the rental home that Dan and Betty move to was filmed at 400 Via De LA Paz in Pacific Palisades, California. The house that Betty later buys, with an ocean view, was filmed just one street over, at 15255 Via De Las Olas.
Susanna Thompson's debut.