Charles Bronson appears for the first time in a movie without a mustache since Hard Times (1975), a gap of eleven years.
Appearing in this Charles Bronson movie was actor Wilford Brimley who had appeared in the earlier Bronson pictures Borderline (1980) and 10 to Midnight (1983).
This is last HBO Premiere Films which the name of brand was used until April 1986 and renamed to HBO Pictures.
This film is based on a true story.