Valérie Kaprisky took dance lessons to perform her two nude dance scenes. She practiced to the music of David Bowie and two of his songs were played on set during the scenes. But obtaining the rights to use Bowie's music would have eclipsed the film's entire budget, so composer Alain Wisniak had to create new music to go with the footage.
Sylvia Kristel was originally cast as Ethel, but scheduling conflicts with Mata Hari (1985) forced her to leave the movie.