It took producer Ray Aghayan 10 years to get the film made: he first acquired the rights to the Laura Z. Hobson novel in 1975, and first intended on adapting it to a feature film, later on as a television film, but with no results. He picked up the project again in 1979 with David Lawrence."'Consenting Adult' As Gay Son" by Lee Margulies, Los Angeles Times, January 31, 1985. Retrieved on August 21, 2016. With the support of Martin Starger, the project was finally picked up by ABC in late 1983.
