Lead stars Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin were married. The two were later star-teamed in the telemovie Packin' It In (1983), and Prentiss appeared uncredited in Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) which Benjamin directed.
Principal photography lasted three weeks.
Reportedly, distribution producer Roger Corman wanted Kari Michaelsen to be nude during her bath scene to spice up the video release in Europe. But Michaelsen refused. He considered using a body double but ultimately dropped the idea.
None of the cast returned for the movie's sequel Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988), but the two movies did share several crew members including the same producer, director, composer, and a writer.
This is one of a number of slasher movie spoofs made and released during the early 1980s that parodied the current cycle of films in that genre. The movies include Hysterical (1983), Wacko (1982), Pandemonium (1982), Student Bodies (1981), Class Reunion (1982), and Saturday the 14th (1981).