Part of a 1970s cycle of works which were about stunt-work and the stunt profession in movie-making. 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).
Final film of stunt-man and stunt-coordinator Bob Woodham.
Director Brian Trenchard-Smith has said that the cost to make this film was A $16,000.
This Brian Trenchard-Smith documentary provided the inspiration for his later movie 'Stunt Rock' (1978).