Second comedy movie in which Lawrence Dale and John Candy played two bumbling cops. They previously did this in the film It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975).
John Candy was still an unknown outside of North America when the film was released. In the UK and Australia the films' posters and advertising centered around the more well known British comedy stars Dick Emery and Peter Cook.
Like its predecessor, the film became regarded as a public domain title years after its release. Floods of VHS and DVD releases have been floating around the market, usually of poor quality.