Running on Empty (1982 film)

Running On Empty
Film poster under American title
Directed byJohn Clark
Written byBarry Tomblin
Produced byPom Oliver
StarringTerry Serio
Deborah Conway
Max Cullen
CinematographyDavid Gribble
Edited byStuart Armstrong
Music byPeter Crosbie
Distributed byRoadshow
Release date
  • 3 November 1982 (1982-11-03)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$2 million[1]
Box officeA$1,218,000 (Australia)

Running on Empty (released in America as Fast Lane Fever) is a 1982 Australian action film. The film was a minor success at the box office and has become a cult film because of its depiction of Australian racing culture and cars at the time.[2][3]

Shot in Canbelligo, Cobar and Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

  1. ^ Philippa Hawker, "Running on Empty", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p109
  2. ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p361
  3. ^ Finkelman, Rob (22 March 2022). "Rob's Car Movie Review: Running On Empty (1982)". Street Muscle.