The American title refers to Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left, and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas stated how "combining the nunsploitation subgenre with rape-revenge, the film deviates plot-wise from The Last House on the Left substantially, but arrives at a similar ethical conclusion".

[3][4][5] The Last House on the Beach was Franco Prosperi's second film as a director he made for producer Pino Burichhi.

[1] The Last House on the Beach was distributed in Italy by Magirus and released on April 20, 1978.

[1] It grossed a total of 25.4 million Italian lira on its theatrical release.

[1] Curti noted that the plot progression was minimal, and what was left was "a succession of grim, misogynist and exploitative scenes: adolescent nudes, slow motion sodomizations, vicious wounds, assorted killings.