Fast Company
Strap yourself into a car that flies 240 miles an hour down a quarter mile track.
1979
Rated
R
93
minutes
Action, Drama
Directed By:
David Cronenberg
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.
Language
English
Release Date
March 18, 1979
Budget
$1,200,000
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
Robert Hill
Hot Rodder
Jerry Knowles
Track Starter
Dave Barker
Man at Bar (uncredited)
Neil Dainard
Racetrack Driver (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
David Cronenberg
Director
Jim Kaufman
First Assistant Director
Margaret Hanly
Continuity
Jim Long
Second Assistant Director
Production
Phil Savath
Producer
Bette Chadwick
Additional Casting
Peter O'Brian
Producer
David Perlmutter
Executive Producer
Courtney Smith
Producer
Bob Murphy
Production Assistant
Richard Mead
Production Assistant
Caryl Brandt
Production Manager
Michael Lebowitz
Producer
Linda Brestich
Production Secretary
Isabelle Foord
Production Assistant
Shirley Granger
Production Accountant
Gail Carr
Casting
Sherry Wolfson
Production Coordinator
Sherry Cohen
Location Manager
Lynda Farmer Hickman
Production Secretary
Sound
Andy Malcolm
Foley Artist
Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Terry Burke
Sound Effects Editor
Christopher Tate
Boom Operator
Bryan Day
Sound Recordist
Fred Mollin
Original Music Composer
Fred Mollin
Music Arranger
David Street
Assistant Sound Editor
Arnie Stewart
Assistant Sound Editor
Ken Pappes
Boom Operator
Camera
Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
Maris H. Jansons
Key Grip
Robin Miller
First Assistant Camera
Rick Porter
Still Photographer
Gary Armstrong
Clapper Loader
Lee Wright
Grip
Editing
Art
Costume & Make-Up
Wendy Partridge
Wardrobe Assistant
Jan Newman
Makeup Artist
Delphine White
Costume Design
Madeleine Stewart
Wardrobe Assistant
Crew
Phil Adams
Stunts
Mark Damien
Stunts
Tom Fisher
Special Effects
Robert Holmes
Second Unit Cinematographer
Graham Light
Technical Advisor
Geoff Goodwin
Stunt Coordinator
Bob Papirnick
Stunt Driver
Gail McGregor
Unit Publicist
Gordie Bonin
Stunt Driver
Roy Johnson
Transportation Captain
Jerry Verheul
Stunt Coordinator
Gillian Macintosh
Post Production Assistant
Walley Protz
Technical Advisor
Writing
David Cronenberg
Screenplay
Nicholas Campbell
Writer
Phil Savath
Screenplay
Courtney Smith
Screenplay
Alan Treen
Original Story
Lighting