Running on Empty (1982 film)
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Running on Empty (released in America as Fast Lane Fever) is a 1982 Australian action film. The film was a minor success at the box office and has become a cult film because of its depiction of Australian racing culture and cars at the time.[1][2]
Shot in Canbelego, Cobar and Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.
Plot
Mike, a factory worker and street car racer, gets involved with a local race gang headed by Fox. Mike starts a relationship with Fox's girl, Julie.
Cast
- Terry Serio as Mike
- Richard Moir as Fox
- Deborah Conway as Julie
- Vangelis Mourikis as Tony
- Gerard Sont as Victor
- Max Cullen as Rebel
- Grahame Bond as Jagger
- Penne Hackforth-Jones as Dave
- Chris Haywood as Photographer
- Johnny Utah as Workman
- Warren Blondell as Lee
- Ric Carter as Country Boy
- Jon Darling as Workman
- Peter Davies as Ram's Mate
- Mervyn Drake as Country Boy
- Kristoffer Greaves as Starter
- Paul Johnstone as Lecherous Garage Attendant
- Maurice Hughes as Foreman
- Tim McLean as Photographer's Assistant
- Brian McNevin as Fox's Timer
- Sno Norton-Sinclair as Starter's Mate
- Robin Ramsay as Dad
- Geoff Rhoe as Ram
- Keli Roberts as Sheryl
- Anne Semler as Joan
- Jeff Truman as Country Boy
- Jacki Simmons as Nurse
Cars
Production
The film was funded partly by the Film Corporation of Western Australia. It was filmed in Canbelego (a small village near Cobar NSW), Cobar and surrounds, and Sydney NSW.
Box office
Running on Empty grossed $1,218,000 at the box office in Australia.[3]
See also
References
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- ↑ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p361
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- ↑ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
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- Running on Empty at Screen Australia
- Running on Empty at Oz Movies
- Running on Empty at the National Film and Sound Archive
- Running on Empty at Letterbox DVD
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- 1982 films
- Australian coming-of-age drama films
- Australian action drama films
- Australian auto racing films
- Films about blind people
- 1980s action drama films
- 1982 drama films
- 1980s coming-of-age drama films
- 1980s English-language films
- English-language action drama films