Filming began in October 1980 but the finished film did not premiere until May-June 1983.
This Canadian comedy featuring Brooke Adams as a police-woman was not part of the cycle of American cop comedies that got made after the box-office success of Police Academy (1984). The films include that movie's six sequels, Feds (1988), Recruits (1986), Off Beat (1986), Night Patrol (1984), Moving Violations (1985), and Hollywood Vice Squad (1986).
One of the last cinema movies of actor John Marley. His final feature films would be 'The Glitter Dome' (1984) and 'On the Edge' (1985).
The names of the utility companies were the ''Eastern Gas and Electric'' (EG&E) company and the ''Trans-Allied Telephone and Telegraph'' (TATT) company.
The nick-name given by the media to the mystery saboteur was ''The Finger''.