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Fast Company (1979)

 -  Drama  -  August 1979 (USA)
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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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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Claudia Jennings ...
Sammy
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Phil Adamson
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Billy 'The Kid' Brocker
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Elder
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Gary 'The Blacksmith' Black
Judy Foster ...
Candy
Robert Haley ...
P.J.
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Meatball
David Graham ...
Stoner
David Petersen ...
Slezak
Chuck Chandler ...
Edmonton Track Announcer
Cheri Hilsabeck ...
Hitchhiker
Sonya Ratke ...
Hitchhiker
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Chuck Randall
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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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100 minutes of sound and fury exploding on the screen. See more »

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Drama

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August 1979 (USA)  »

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10.000 PS - Vollgasrausch im Grenzbereich  »

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CAD 1,200,000 (estimated)
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The last film of Claudia Jennings. She died in a car crash the following year. See more »

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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. See more »

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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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References Crystal Voyager (1975) See more »

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High-Octane Excitement with a Cronenberg Twist!!!
2 February 2001 | by (Georgia) – See all my reviews

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.


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