[3] The film was directed by Ernest Pintoff[3] and written by Marshall Harvey and Terrie Frankel and Leon Phillips.
The film was very popular with teens and was the largest grossing independent movie of 1981.
Three women start a lunch wagon business, but run into resistance from their competitor Mr. Schmeckler (Rick Podell) when their business starts interfering with illegal activity that Schmeckler is involved in.
The film was the first major exposure for the band Missing Persons, credited here as "U.S.
Drag", with their songs "Mental Hopscotch" and "I Like Boys" featuring prominently on the soundtrack.