For Something Short of Paradise (1979), Susan Sarandon and David Steinberg each agreed to a reduction of their usual salaries and five percent of the box-office gross.
Something Short of Paradise (1979) was advertised with the tagline "Love isn't blind... just a little nearsighted."
First theatrical film directed by David Helpern. His two previous works were documentaries and as of 2015, it remains as the only film he directed.
Italian censorship visa # 74449 delivered on 7 December 1979.