Running on Empty (1982 film) explained

Running On Empty
Starring:	Terry Serio Deborah Conway Max Cullen
Director:	John Clark
Producer:	Pom Oliver
Music:	Peter Crosbie
Cinematography:	David Gribble
Editing:	Stuart Armstrong
Distributor:	Roadshow
Runtime:	83 minutes
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Budget:	A$2 million^[1]
Gross:	A$1,218,000 (Australia)

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.^{[2] [3]}

Shot in Canbelligo, 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
• Bob Barrett 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

• Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III
• Dodge Challenger
• 57 Chevy

Production

The film was funded partly by the Film Corporation of Western Australia. It was filmed in Canbelligo (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,^[4] which is equivalent to $3,544,880 in 2009 dollars.

See also

• Cinema of Australia

External links

• • • 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

Notes and References

1. Philippa Hawker, "Running on Empty", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p109
2. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p361
3. Rob’s Car Movie Review: Running On Empty (1982). Rob. Finkelman. March 22, 2022. Street Muscle.
4. http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office