The movie was made to capitalize in the popularity of Tom Selleck's Magnum character from the TV series Magnum (1980). Movie poster tag-lines boasted, "The Magnum Man Hits the Big Screen with a Vengeance".
Tom Selleck's suave debonair gentleman thief character Nick Lassiter was written in the spirit of Cary Grant's John Robie from La main au collet (1955).
Classic vehicles seen in this movie included a vintage motor-cycle and a black Mercedes Coupe.