In the film, Camelia Kath and Beau Bridges decide to kill Kath's husband and frame Kiefer Sutherland for the crime. Off camera, Kath and Sutherland were married for three years around the time this film was shot.
Kiefer Sutherland's father, Donald Sutherland, portrayed Hawkeye Pierce in the film version of "MASH," while cast mate Wayne Rogers portrayed Trapper John on the television series "M*A*S*H"