The movie's relative obscurity is due to the fact that director Godfrey Ho couldn't sell it to either the American or Hong Kong film market. In an online interview, Ho claimed the collapse of the American video market made US distribution impossible, and claimed that Hong Kong distributors are uninterested in American B-movies.
Manhattan Chase was released on video in Brazil by the extinct VHS distributor Reserva Especial under the title "Caçada em Nova York" (literally, Hunted in New York).
Third and final collaboration between actress Cynthia Rothrock and director Godfrey Ho.