The film was selected to compete and be screened as part of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Regional Student Film Competition on 17 November 1973 in New York City. Martin Brest's film, Hotdogs for Gauguin, starring Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman was also screened. And the Walls Came Tumbling Down was also selected for the 33rd Annual Student Film Festival at New York University, School of the Arts, Institute of Film and Television, for screening on October 27, 1973. Other notable films in the festival included Amy Heckerling's High Finance. The festival was produced by Joel Silver. Other students in the same class included Leonard Maltin and Susan Seidelman.
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