Corman called the film "a major turning point in my career," because it was the first for which he had received serious critical attention.

[5] American International Pictures released the film as a double feature with The Bonnie Parker Story.

Discord grows among his inner circle, and Kelly, afraid of being jailed or killed, is dominated and ridiculed by the tough-talking Flo.

[10] However, Miller withdrew, and was replaced by Charles Bronson, for whom it was his first appearance in a lead role.

"[12] The film was reasonably successful in the U.S. but fared well in Europe, and Corman's work was examined in journals such as Cahiers du Cinéma.