 Margot Kidder (qv) and Jennifer Salt (qv) were roommates in  Southern California in the early 1970s while they were struggling  performers. They held parties for their friends and neighbors who  included Paul Schrader (I) (qv), Blythe Danner (qv),  Bruce Paltrow (qv) and Brian De Palma (qv). One year at  Christmas, Kidder and Salt opened separate boxes under their  Christmas tree and each one contained the script to this film. This  project was De Palmas gift to them.