Fast Company (1979)

Director:

David Cronenberg

Writers:

David Cronenberg (writer)
Nicholas Campbell (screenplay)
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Release Date:

August 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The danger. The rush. The victory.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Drag Racing | Racing | Funny Car | See Through Bra | See Through Panties

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
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
Douglas Main	...	TV Newscaster
Patricia Goodwin	...	New Miss Fastco
L. Peter Feldman	...	Security Guard
Graham Light	...	Track Official
Fred Hodgson	...	TV Camera Crew
Michael Ouellette	...	TV Camera Crew
Trevor Yacyshyn	...	Hot Rodder
Jerry Knowles	...	Track Starter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neil Dainard
Robert Hill

Directed by
David Cronenberg

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nicholas Campbell		screenplay
David Cronenberg		writer
Phil Savath		writer
Courtney Smith		writer
Alan Treen		story

Produced by
Michael Lebowitz	....	producer
Peter O'Brian	....	producer
David Perlmutter	....	executive producer
Phil Savath	....	producer
Courtney Smith	....	producer

Original Music by
Fred Mollin

Cinematography by
Mark Irwin

Film Editing by
Ronald Sanders

Casting by
Gail Carr

Art Direction by
Carol Spier

Costume Design by
Delphine White

Makeup Department
Jan Newman	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Caryl Brandt	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Kaufman	....	first assistant director (as James Kaufman)
Jim Long	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Richard D. Wright	....	property master

Sound Department
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terry Burke	....	sound effects editor
Bryan Day	....	sound recordist
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tom Fisher	....	special effects

Stunts
Phil Adams	....	stunts
Mark Damien	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Gary Armstrong	....	clapper loader
Roger Bate	....	gaffer
Robert Holmes	....	camera operator: second unit
Maris H. Jansons	....	key grip
Robin Miller	....	first assistant camera
Rick Porter	....	still photographer
Lee Wright	....	grip

Casting Department
Bette Chadwick	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wendy Partridge	....	assistant wardrobe
Madeleine Stewart	....	assistant wardrobe

Editorial Department
Vaughan Killin	....	color timer
Gillian Macintosh	....	post-production assistant
Arnie Stewart	....	assistant editor
Carolyn Zeifman	....	synching editor

Transportation Department
Gordie Bonin	....	race driver
Roy Johnson	....	transportation captain
Bob Papirnick	....	race driver

Other crew
Linda Brestich	....	secretary
Sherry Cohen	....	location manager
Lynda Farmer Hickman	....	production secretary (as Linda Farmer)
Isabelle Foord	....	production assistant
Geoff Goodwin	....	racing coordinator
Shirley Granger	....	production accountant
Margaret Hanly	....	continuity
Graham Light	....	technical advisor
Gail McGregor	....	unit publicist
Richard Mead	....	production assistant
Bob Murphy	....	production assistant
Walley Protz	....	technical advisor
Jerry Verheul	....	racing coordinator
Sherry Wolfson	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

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

Distributors

• Admit One Presentations
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Blue Underground (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Blue Underground (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Danton Films
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Topar Films (USA)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Continuity: In the race between Lonnie and Gary in the funny cars the wheel rims change. At the start they are full dish wheels then at the finish of the race they have changed to five spoke star wheels.

Quotes:

Elder:What are you gonna do now?
Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson:We will enjoy our life.
Sammy:Yes, at least for one week.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Id Proxy (2009)

Cronenberg's real monster

Stuck between "Scanners" and "The Brood", "Fast Company" is quite a strange movie among David Cronenberg's filmography. Apparently giving away his ambitious and usual themes, Cronenberg makes a pure entertainment, very close to Burt Reynolds' universe ! So what happened? Cronenberg's attachment to this film leads us to think it could be hiding something deeper. And in fact, one of the main Cronenbergian obsessions is the subject of the film : the car races are a metaphoric expression of "the re-building of the human body by technology". Is the movie any good ? Well, for a Cronenberg fan, it's quite interesting. Others should watch a REAL Burt Reynold movie !