ðə fˈɪlm wʌz ʃˈɑːt ɪn blˈækændwˈaɪt ænd ɪz dɪzˈaɪnd tʊ ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪt ðɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns ʌv fˈɪlm nwˈɑːɹ fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪɾ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪŋklˈuːdz mətˈɪɹiəl sˈʌtʃ ɐz sˈɛks sˈiːnz ænd swˈɛɹɪŋ ðæt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn pɹəhˈɪbɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə pɹədˈʌkʃən kˈoʊd.
The film was shot in black-and-white and is designed to imitate the appearance of film noir from the 1940s, although it also includes material – such as sex scenes and swearing – that would have been prohibited by the Production Code.