A number of this movie's story elements were in common with this then recent Bond movie. Both films featured drug smuggling as a story-line; both pictures had hang-gliding sequences and both movies had a villain who was known by the alias, Mr. Big. The movie is said to have been partially inspired by the James Bond movie franchise.
''The Man...'' title reference - this Bond movie was in recent memory, having being released just the year before. Both pictures had Asian settings and martial arts as well. The movie is said to have been partially inspired by the James Bond movie franchise.
