Fast Company
Strap yourself into a car that flies 240 miles an hour down a quarter mile track.
1979 | 93m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | David Cronenberg |
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| Writer: | David Cronenberg, Nicholas Campbell, Phil Savath, Courtney Smith, Alan Treen |
| Staring: |
| An over the hill drag racer finds himself considering retirement and ceding the spotlight to his protégé and targeted for replacement by the oil-company executive who sponsors his team. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 18, 1979 |
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| Director: | David Cronenberg |
| Writer: | David Cronenberg, Nicholas Campbell, Phil Savath, Courtney Smith, Alan Treen |
| Genres: | Action, Drama |
| Keywords | revenge, racing, drag strip, drag racing, drag racer, canuxploitation, motorsport |
| Production Companies | Canadian Film Development Corporation, Quadrant Films, Michael Leibowitz |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,200,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Robert Hill | Hot Rodder |
| Jerry Knowles | Track Starter |
| Dave Barker | Man at Bar (uncredited) |
| Neil Dainard | Racetrack Driver (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Cronenberg | Director, Screenplay |
| Mark Irwin | Director of Photography |
| Nicholas Campbell | Writer |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Caryl Brandt | Production Manager |
| Fred Mollin | Original Music Composer, Music Arranger |
| Carol Spier | Art Direction |
| Terry Burke | Sound Effects Editor |
| Phil Savath | Screenplay |
| Delphine White | Costume Design |
| Jan Newman | Makeup Artist |
| Gail Carr | Casting |
| Tom Fisher | Special Effects |
| Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Jim Kaufman | First Assistant Director |
| David Street | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Mark Damien | Stunts |
| Robert Holmes | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Rick Porter | Still Photographer |
| Gillian Macintosh | Post Production Assistant |
| Roy Johnson | Transportation Captain |
| Lynda Farmer Hickman | Production Secretary |
| Shirley Granger | Production Accountant |
| Richard Mead | Production Assistant |
| Jerry Verheul | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ronald Sanders | Editor |
| Bryan Day | Sound Recordist |
| Courtney Smith | Screenplay |
| Richard D. Wright | Property Master |
| Arnie Stewart | Assistant Sound Editor, Assistant Editor |
| Phil Adams | Stunts |
| Roger Bate | Gaffer |
| Robin Miller | First Assistant Camera |
| Bette Chadwick | Additional Casting |
| Vaughan Killin | Color Timer |
| Sherry Cohen | Location Manager |
| Gordie Bonin | Stunt Driver |
| Linda Brestich | Production Secretary |
| Geoff Goodwin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Gail McGregor | Unit Publicist |
| Walley Protz | Technical Advisor |
| Wendy Partridge | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Alan Treen | Original Story |
| Jim Long | Second Assistant Director |
| Ken Pappes | Boom Operator |
| Christopher Tate | Boom Operator |
| Gary Armstrong | Clapper Loader |
| Maris H. Jansons | Key Grip |
| Lee Wright | Grip |
| Madeleine Stewart | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Margaret Hanly | Continuity |
| Bob Papirnick | Stunt Driver |
| Isabelle Foord | Production Assistant |
| Graham Light | Technical Advisor |
| Bob Murphy | Production Assistant |
| Sherry Wolfson | Production Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David Perlmutter | Executive Producer |
| Peter O'Brian | Producer |
| Courtney Smith | Producer |
| Michael Lebowitz | Producer |
| Phil Savath | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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