The Junkman (1982)

Director:

H.B. Halicki

Writer:

H.B. Halicki (writer)

Release Date:

August 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The chase thriller of the 80s

Plot:

Junkman and movie-maker Harlan Hollis struggles to stay alive when a jealous partner in his company hires goons to kill him...

Plot Keywords:

Chase | Car Chase | Sequel | Car Crash | Second Part

Cast

H.B. Halicki	...	Harlan B. Hollis
Christopher Stone	...	Michael Fox
Susan Shaw	...	Susan Clark
Lang Jeffries	...	Arthur Wheeler
Bruce Cameron	...	Bruce
Jack Vacek	...	Jack
Dan Grimaldi	...	Larry Bergleman
Kelly Busia	...	Kelly Hollis
Richard L. Muse	...	Richard Harris Hill
Freddy Cannon	...	Himself
Sharon McCreedy	...	Richard's secretary
Lynda Day George	...	Festival News Reporter
Dennis Stouffer	...	Dennis (security man)
Judi Gibbs	...	Christine
Brian LaBonge	...	Brian

Also Known As:

Gone in 60 Seconds II (USA) (working title)
Gone in Sixty Seconds 2: The Junkman (Australia)

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Anaheim, California, USA

Company:

H.B. Halicki Mercantile Co.

Trivia:

The vehicles used in the "big crash" scene during the main chase sat in the middle of the road for a week during filming, in their on-screen positions with debris and all, with traffic cones around them to warn civilian drivers. That scene was also shot directly outside the director's personal ranch in Paso Robles, and given the close proximity, he could not be bothered to remove the cars and put them back in position everyday.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the end of the first chase sequence, when the Bricklin jumps over the police cars, the end of the ramp it takes off from is visible.

Quotes:

Susan Clark: Well, is this Union Road?
Bruce: Who cares, it's paved! Which way?
[Jack points right]
Susan Clark: Left.
Bruce;Vacek, Jack: [groaning] Right...

Movie Connections:

Follows Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)

the car chase movie of the 80's

You may find it worth noting that the soundtrack on the reissued DVD (currently only available in Region 1 format) is different from the original video issue. Presumably for copyright clearance reasons the 'Great American Dream' song at the start has been removed - which is a shame. If you really (and I mean really) like Junkman then find the DVD issue of Deadline Auto Theft / Gone in 60 Seconds II which contains Deadline Auto Theft - a movie made up of stunts filmed for the original Gone in 60 Seconds / Junkman. And the edited stunts rushes footage from the never finished sequel to 'Gone' called 'Gone in 60 Seconds II' - HB Halicki was killed on the set while filming it so only the rushes remain as he did all the stuntwork first before working the plot around it.