Barbara C. Adside, who plays Kristen, was born without lower limbs. She owns several sets of prosthetic devices of various heights, and will simply put on a different set for acting purposes, depending on how tall she needs to be for a character. For example, she can make herself be 5' 2" for one role, then 5' 7" for another role.
Last appearance of Ellen Foley as Billie Young. She was let go, as Reinhold Weege had been waiting for Markie Post to finish up her contract on TV's The Fall Guy (1981) so she could assume the public defender role.
The scene before the opening credits is one long, continuous shot.