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Overview

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Director:
David Cronenberg
Writers:
Nicholas Campbell (screenplay)
David Cronenberg (writer)
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Release Date:
August 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The danger. The rush. The victory. more
Plot:
Standard good guys vs. bad guys drag racing movie. Nice scene of the driver's view during a funny car run.. | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
DVD: Review: Fast Company / M. Butterfly
 (From The AV Club. 16 June 2009, 10:01 PM, PDT)

DVD Playhouse--June 2009
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 3 June 2009, 12:41 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
loved the movie as a kid but its tough to find, more (19 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

William Smith ... Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
Claudia Jennings ... Sammy
John Saxon ... Phil Adamson
Nicholas Campbell ... Billy 'The Kid' Brocker
Don Francks ... Elder
Cedric Smith ... Gary 'The Blacksmith' Black
Judy Foster ... Candy
Robert Haley ... P.J.
George Buza ... Meatball
David Graham ... Stoner
David Petersen ... Slezak
Chuck Chandler ... Edmonton Track Announcer
Cheri Hilsabeck ... Hitchhiker
Sonya Ratke ... Hitchhiker
Michael Bell ... Chuck Randall
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The last film of Claudia Jennings. She died in a car crash the following year. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Lonnie Johnson catches fire, he pulls the safety and hits his fire bottles. In reality the safety is pulled before the run and is re-pinned after the run more
Quotes:
Elder: What are you gonna do now?
Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson: We will enjoy our life.
Sammy: Yes, at least for one week.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Fear of the Flesh: The Making of 'The Fly' (2005) (V) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
loved the movie as a kid but its tough to find,, 8 January 2003
Author: Andrew Corigliano (pizzadude@mchsi.com) from Iowa, United States

been around racing all my life and Cronenburg kinda happened on this film i believe, i guess unless youve actually been around drag racing or any other motorsports and raced, crewed, or partied with these groups you pry would have a better understanding of what lies beneath this film in detail. Much like our tv show as kids the Dukes of Hazzard it appears a bit cheasy now much like im sure this movie pry does but as i remember it i wanna see it again but its impossible to find so would like any info i could get or i would be interested in buying a copy so please feel free to contact me

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