The film stars Judd Hirsch, Martin Balsam, Pamela Reed, Vincent Gugleotti, Gene Saks and Ron Silver.

Arthur Korman is a 40-year old man stuck in a job he hates and visits Coney Island every morning to view the sunrise.

Following the sale of Embassy Pictures to the Coca-Cola Company in 1985 and then to Dino de Laurentiis, the worldwide theatrical rights were sold to Lear.

[2] Leonard Klady at Variety wrote: "Based on his 15-year old stage flop of the same name, neither time nor the transferal of media has improved the story of three eccentric losers who band together in hopes of changing their luck...

First-time director Herb Gardner, who also wrote the play of the same name, proves equally adept behind the pen and the camera... the movie, shot on location, offers a beautifully nostalgic portrait of Coney Island, the skeletons of its once-monumental attractions creating a dual sense of foreboding and serenity.