Part of a 1970s cycle of films about stunt work and the stunt profession. In his book "Cult Movies 3", Danny Peary says in his piece on The Stunt Man (1980) that "there had been a proliferation of theatrical and television films about stuntmen". The films include Hooper (1978), Animal (1977), Evel Knievel (1971) (1971), Stunt Rock (1978), Evel Knievel (1974) (1974), The Stuntmen (1973), Deathcheaters (1976), Stunts (1977), Viva Knievel! (1977), Superstunt (1977), Death Riders (1976) and The Stunt Man (1980).
The long shot of Evel Knievel playing basketball by himself is actually 1st Assistant Director Art Levinson, who was a more skilled basketball player than George Hamilton.
Knievel mentions to his wife Linda (Sue Lyon) about not being a bank robber and says, "What kind of life would that have been, hiding out like Bonnie and Clyde?". Lyon had been considered for the role of Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967).
Cheryl Smith's debut.
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