Fast Company (1979 film)
- 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
- Michael Ouellette: TV Camera Crew
- Neil Dainard:
10,000 hp - full throttle noise in the boundary region ( Original title: Fast Company ) is an American film drama from 1979 was Directed by David Cronenberg sports film had its world premiere on March 18, 1979 in Edmonton.. In Germany the first broadcasts was televised on 20 September 1990 on RTL Plus instead.
Content
Lonnie goes Dragster: formula free racing cars, the speed up to 400 km / hr. His girlfriend urges him to abandon the risky job. In addition, the team boss Adamson wants disgusted him from the team obviously. In a dispute Lonnie Adamson and goes after these fires him. Lonnie but does not want to admit defeat. That's why he takes part as an advertising medium to a Funny Car race, on the attempt to distinguish themselves younger rookies. In the race, a momentous accident occurred. At the end Adamson dies in a car chase in an airplane accident.
Reviews
- Cinema.de: " Tough guys, hot slide, cool movie. "
- Encyclopedia of the International film: "Level Loser racer movie of the otherwise ambitious director Cronenberg. "
Background
- Location was Edmonton in the Canadian province of Alberta.
- This film is the last of Claudia Jennings. She died the following year in a car accident.
- At the same time, it was the first film of George Buza.
- Parts of this film can be seen in the films The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg ( # 1.10 ) ( 1999) and Fear of the Flesh: The Making of ' The Fly ' (2005)
- The title is shown in Crystal Voyager (1975 ) on a marquee. In Hollywood North (2003 ) and the film poster prominently displayed on a wall. In The Id Proxy ( 2009) scene of this film of characters is discussed.
- In the Finnish Video Cover Jodie Foster is quoted as occupation. In truth, it is Judy Foster.