The film was released in Spain in 1994, 3 years after its original release in France due to the success of The Visitors (1993) in the country.
Catherine Jacob turn down the part of Marie-Laurence Granianski to play in Merci La Vie (1991) directed by Bertrand Blier. Then, Valérie Lemercier was cast for the role.
The drug deal scene is a parody of famous French ads for coffee (the "gringo" ads from Jacques Vabre).