''Running on Empty'' (released in America as ''Fast Lane Fever'') is a 1982 Australian

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p361 Shot in Canbelligo,

Cobar Cobar is a town in central western New South Wales, Australia whose economy is based mainly upon base metals and gold mining. The town is by road northwest of the state capital, Sydney. It is at the crossroads of the Kidman Way and Barrier Hig ...

and Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

Plot

HE'LL WIN AT ANY COST Fox is a young man that lives in the fast lane. He believes he is the fastest man on the road - but street racing is illegal. If he doesn't accept his latest challenge he could lose his girl...he could lose his life. Living dangerously, living fast and winning at any cost is their obsession. They don't turn back, they don't give in...and they don't ask for help.

Cast

In order as per the dvd credits *Bob Barrett as Workman *Warren Blondell as Lee *

Grahame Bond Grahame John Bond AM (born 21 November 1943) is an Australian actor, writer, director, musician and composer, known primarily for his role as Aunty Jack. Early career Bond began his career in entertainment at University of Sydney in the 1960s ...

as Jagger *Ric Carter as Country Boy *

Deborah Conway Deborah Ann Conway (born 8 August 1959) is an Australian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, and had a career as a model and actress. She was a founding member of the 1980s rock band Do-Ré-Mi with their top 5 hit "Man Overboard". Conw ...

as Julie *

Max Cullen Max Cullen (born 29 April 1940) is an Australian stage and screen actor. He has appeared in many Australian films and television series but is best known for his role in the film ''Spider and Rose'' and the television series ''The Flying Doctors ...

as Rebel *Jon Darling as Workman *Peter Davies as Ram's Mate *Mervyn Drake as Country Boy *Kristoffer Greaves as Starter *Paul Johnstone as Leacherous Garage Attendant *

Penne Hackforth-Jones Penne Hackforth-Jones (5 August 194917 May 2013) was an American-born Australian actress and biographer. Early life Penelope Beatrix Hackforth-Jones was born in August 1949 in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Paul and Susan Felicity (née Gullett) Ha ...

as Dave *

Chris Haywood Chris Haywood (born ) is an English-born Australian actor, writer and producer, with close to 500 screen performances to his name. Haywood has also worked as a casting director, art director, sound recordist, camera operator, gaffer, grip, l ...

as Photographer *Maurice Hughes as Foreman *Tim McLean as Photographer's Assistant *Brian McNevin as Fox's Timer *

Richard Moir Richard Moir (born 1950) is an Australian former actor and editor. He is known for many Australian film roles and in TV soap opera ''Prisoner'' (also known as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') as original character of electrician Eddie Cook and in chi ...

as Fox *

Vangelis Mourikis Vangelis Mourikis ( el, Βαγγέλης Μουρίκης) is a Greek film actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1982. He studied in Australia where he did his first works. In 1990s he returned to Greece and devoted himself to ind ...

as Tony *Sno Norton-Sinclair as Starter's Mate *Robin Ramsay as Dad *Geoff Rhoe as Ram *Keli Roberts as Sheryl *Anne Semler as Joan *Jeff Truman as Country Boy *

Terry Serio Terry Serio is an Australian actor, director, musician and singer-songwriter. He has played recurring roles in several television series, including ''Blue Heelers'', ''Halifax f.p.'' ''Ocean Girl'', '' All Saints'', '' Young Lions'', ''Home and A ...

as Mike *Jacki Simmons as Nurse *Gerrard Sont as Victor

Cars

Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III The Ford Motor Company Falcon XY GT is a sports sedan based on the Ford Falcon XY. Released in 1970 by Ford Australia, with the GTHO Phase III released in 1971. Some 1,557 units were produced from September 1970 to December 1971 with 300 GTHO Ph ...

Dodge Challenger The Dodge Challenger is the name of three different generations of automobiles (two of those being pony cars) produced by American automobile manufacturer Dodge. However, the first use of the Challenger name by Dodge was in 1959 for marketing a ...

* 57 Chevy

Production

The film was funded partly by the Film Corporation of Western Australia. It was filmed in Canbelligo (a small village near Cobar NSW), Cobar and surrounds, and Sydney NSW.

Box office

''Running on Empty'' grossed $1,218,000 at the box office in Australia,''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office''
/ref> which is equivalent to $3,544,880 in 2009 dollars.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0084616, Running on Empty
''Running on Empty''
at Oz Movies
Running on Empty at the National Film and Sound Archive
Running On Empty Australian coming-of-age drama films Running On Empty Australian auto racing films Films about blind people 1980s action drama films 1982 drama films 1980s coming-of-age drama films 1980s English-language films