According to an interview on the Podcast 'Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum, Beverly D'Angelo and Neil Jordan were in a relationship at the time filming began. D'Angelo states that Jordan had been having an affair (which resulted in a pregnancy) with another woman, which D'Angelo discovered at the beginning of filming. She states that tension between her and Jordan, as well as being distracted by the events surrounding the revelation, affected her performance.
Film debuts of Niall Byrne and Lorraine Pilkington, who play respectively Jimmy and Rose. As of 2017, it remains as Byrne only feature film role.
Final film of Cathleen Delany.
Lorraine Pilkington's debut.