Part of a 1970s cycle of works which were about stunt work and the stunt profession in filmmaking. In his book "Cult Movies 3", Danny Peary says in his piece on O Substituto (1980) that "there had been a proliferation of theatrical and television films about stuntmen". The films include Hooper, o Homem das Mil Façanhas (1978), L'animal (1977), Evel Knievel - O Rei das Proezas (1971), Stunt Rock (1978), Evel Knievel (1974), The Stuntmen (1973), Deathcheaters (1976), Stunts (1977), Viva Knievel! (1977), Superstunt (1977), Death Riders (1976), and O Substituto (1980).