Running on Empty (1982 film)
| Running On Empty | |
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Film poster under the American title | |
| Directed by | John Clark |
| Written by | Barry Tomblin |
| Produced by | Pom Oliver |
| Starring | Terry Serio Deborah Conway Max Cullen |
| Cinematography | David Gribble |
| Edited by | Stuart Armstrong |
| Music by | Peter Crosbie |
| Distributed by | Roadshow |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$2 million |
| Box office | A$1,218,000 (Australia) |
Running on Empty (released in the United States 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 street racing culture and cars of the period.
It was shot in Canbelego, Cobar and Sydney, New South Wales, and is set at a time of delivery strikes, when fuel in Australia was rationed, the source of several of its humorous incidents. American terms such as "gas" for petrol and "trunk" for boot are used throughout the film.