This picture represents one of a handful of films released during the 1980s that had the word Border forming part of the title and examining immigration across the Mexico-USA border, many dealing with issues relating to corruption, profiteering, border protection and illegal immigration. The movies included Police frontière (1982), Chicanos, chasseur de têtes (1980), Border Heat (aka Deadly Stranger (1988)), Border Radio (1987) and Un flic de choc (1980) (aka aka The Blood Barrier aka The Border aka The Border, USA).