Sandy's longing to be treated as an adult is roused even further when her older American cousin Butch Walker (John Wildman) comes for a visit.

The cast also includes Richard Donat, Jane Mortifee, Babz Chula and Camille Henderson.

documentary about the film featured interviews with director Sandy Wilson and leading actress Margaret Langrick.

Telefilm Canada's Broadcast Fund invested C$450,000 in return for licensing the film to CBC Television.

[1] Nina Darnton in The New York Times called the film "an amazing job of evoking through specific detail, costumes, props and attitudes a period many of us still blush to remember".