Although the end credits claim that the events and characters are fictitious, the script was based on actual facts that took place in a Canadian town where a history teacher (and former Mayor) had used his classes to vilify Jews and denied that Adolf Hitler had even ordered the "Final Solution". Parents concerned about what their children were learning mounted a successful legal battle to have the teacher fired.
Raquel Welch and her on-screen daughter argue and Welch slaps her across the face. After several takes, one of the producers noticed that Welch, a mother in real-life, was looking troubled and said to her, "This must be a really tough scene for you, huh?" Welch replied, "Ohh, it is! My hand is killing me!"
Holly Fields's debut.