The doctor's car is a 1982 Porsche 928, the only front engine V8 model the company made. It was produced from 1977 through 1995.
Jess is portrayed as an average woman that can't get a date with the town doctor. In fact Carol Alt was a supermodel, having posed for magazines such as Sports Illustrated's swimsuit edition. She has appeared in Sports Illustrated a total of 7 times, in Playboy once, and been on the cover of Playboy, People Weekly, Mademoiselle, Redbook, Sports Illustrated, Vogue, and
Cosmopolitan. Alt was about 45 at the time of production and still clearly a beautiful woman, as evidenced by her 2008 Playboy pictorial that took place 2 years after the release of this movie.
Cosmopolitan. Alt was about 45 at the time of production and still clearly a beautiful woman, as evidenced by her 2008 Playboy pictorial that took place 2 years after the release of this movie.
Kate and Jess are half-siblings: Carol Alt is nearly 5 feet 11 inches tall, while Amy Jo Johnson is only 5 feet 2 inches tall.
Females in jeopardy: A few elderly women are poisoned and killed by the doctor. With about 17 minutes remaining, the doctor knocks out Kate by hitting her and then ties her up. Kate is rescued by Tom. With about 5 minutes left, Jess, Kate, and Tom are threatened by the doctor who has disguised himself as a deputy. Kate wounds him with gunfire from a revolver, but he shoots Tom through a door with a shotgun. Jess, Kate, and Sam are then threatened by him. They split up, and Jess is hit by the doctor and Sam kidnapped. Kate, who is still armed with a revolver, is then threatened by the doctor via shotgun. Kate fires three times, killing him.