Aaron Michael Metchik and Asher Metchik who played brothers Harry and Jeremy are also brothers in real life.
Sissy Spacek (Mama) is, in real life, the mother of co-star/fellow actress Schuyler Fisk (Suzy).
As noted in the Siskel and Ebert (1986) episode the film was shot in Virginia as Sissy Spacek had moved there around the time of filming to get away from Hollywood and raise her children. She chose this as a film for her kids to see that she starred in.
Jane Beard's debut.