Fast Company
75 reviews
Drama/Action
1h 33m
1979
An over the hill drag racer finds himself considering retirement and ceding the spotlight to his protégé and targeted for replacement by the oil-company executive who sponsors his team.
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An over the hill drag racer finds himself considering retirement and ceding the spotlight to his protégé and targeted for replacement by the oil-company executive who sponsors his team.
- DirectorDavid Cronenberg
- Release18 March 1979
- Genre
- Duration1h 33m
- Budget$1,200,000
- Revenue?
- Rate75 reviews
- Productions
Quadrant Films, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Michael Leibowitz
Cast

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

Robert Haley
P.J.

George Buza
Meatball

David Petersen
Slezak

Michael Bell
Chuck Randall

Michael Ouellette
TV Camera Crew

Dave Barker
Man at Bar (uncredited)

Neil Dainard
Racetrack Driver (uncredited)
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