The film was entered into the Cannes Film Festival in May 1981. It had a total of 1,197,816 admissions in France, with Blier claiming the poster chosen by the distributor was awkward and discouraged the public from seeing the film.
The film was submitted to the Cannes Film Festival in May 1981. It achieved a total of 1,197,816 admissions in France, with Blier alleging that the poster selected by the distributor was awkward and discouraged viewers from seeing the movie.