According to Piper Laurie, both Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott were in poor health during filming. However, she claimed that while Lemmon frequently forgot his lines, Scott despite being very weak and tired never forgot his.
One of two courtroom TV dramas featuring a duel of ideas between Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott, the other being 12 Angry Men (1997). Both are remakes of classic theatrical films.
The title of the play (and therefore the movie) comes from the Book of Proverbs, 11:29: "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind."