"[4] Half the budget was raised by a pre-sale to J.C. Williamson who also sought finance for another feature by Bennett, Wrong Number.

[1] The film was not released theatrically, despite Tina Burstill winning an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress.

[1][6] Variety wrote " Bill Bennett’s fourth feature is his best yet, a witty, moving rondo of relationships which bring to mind the best films of Alan Rudolph, sans the music.

"[8] The Canberra Times called it "a sort of Fraser Island Fawlty Towers without so many laughs... For those who find this all a bit like an exotic version of Neighbours, I would recommend fast forwarding to the plentiful scenes of sun-drenched beaches, restless ocean and tropical vegetation.

"[9] Bill Bennett later said Jilted and another film of his Dear Cardholder "were good attempts, but I think I went into them too quickly and I don't think the ideas were realised as well as they could have been."