Director Richard Donner, who later directed Superman (1978), went on the talk show circuit to discuss his blockbuster and was asked questions about his early directorial work. However, he couldn't remember the name of this film. He ended up calling it Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976), which was directed by Randal Kleiser.
Second billed Larry Hagman's screen time does not exceed a total of 12 minutes.