Fast Company (1979)

Standard good guys vs. bad guys drag racing movie. Nice scene of the driver's view during a funny car run..

Director:

David Cronenberg

Writers:

Nicholas Campbell (screenplay), David Cronenberg,

Stars:

William Smith, Claudia Jennings, John Saxon

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

Storyline

Standard good guys vs. bad guys drag racing movie. Nice scene of the driver's view during a funny car run..

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Plot Keywords:

drag racing | racing | funny car | see through bra | see through panties | 

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Taglines:

100 minutes of sound and fury exploding on the screen.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

10.000 PS - Vollgasrausch im Grenzbereich

Filming Locations:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Michael Leibowitz Inc., Quadrant Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last film of Claudia Jennings. She died in a car crash the following year.

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Goofs

When Lonnie Johnson blows up the Top Fueler at the end of the quarter mile you see the truck towing it and the cable that is hooked to the race car.

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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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Connections

References Crystal Voyager (1975)

User Reviews

High-Octane Excitement with a Cronenberg Twist!!!

William Smith plays Lonnie Johnson, an aging race car driver, who's sponsor, FastCo Motor Treatment, represented by John Saxon, is about to can him due their quest for a youthful and cheaper image. Claudia Jennings is his long-distance girlfriend in a not wholly original, but fascinating look at the traveling race-car circuit and it's casualties.

This may be the ultimate drive-in feature; part-documentary, part-exploitation puncuated by moments of eerie silence that proves Cronenberg can do anything he wants with any type of material and make it interesting. Strange, lingering scenes of mechanics maintaining vehicles with up-close clinical precision (as well as surreal inside-the-car camerawork) will satisfy Cronenberg's most hardcore fans, as well as the sense of desolation and alienation amongst the highways, broken-down racetracks, and most importantly, the fans and drivers of the Pacific Northwest. This may be Cronenberg's most interesting film, since it's material you would never expect him to tackle, and because it's the least-seen movie in his catalogue. Highly recommended and worth tracking down by any means necessary.