The film was originally to star Sally Field and Matthew Broderick in 1981, but production shut down after director Martin Ritt had a heart attack.
In Demi Moore's memoir 'Inside Out' (2019), she alleged that Jon Cryer lost his virginity to her during the shooting of this movie. Cryer later said on Twitter that while he and Moore dated during filming, he lost his virginity in high school, not during the making of this movie.
For the exterior of the loft apartment of Laura Victor (Demi Moore), the filmmakers used an historic waterfront building with a view of the San Francisco Bay Bridge.
The school that Laura Victor (Demi Moore) and Charles Cummings (Jon Cryer) meet in front of is James Lick Middle School of Noe Street in Noe Valley.