Fast Company
“Strap yourself into a car that flies 240 miles an hour down a quarter mile track.”
After his sponsor replaces him with his archrival, a race-car driver decides to steal the car and race it himself.
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Cast
26 people
William Smith
Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
Known for
Conan the Barbarian
Maniac Cop
Claudia Jennings
Sammy
Known for
Deathsport
John Saxon
Phil Adamson
Known for
Enter the Dragon
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Nicholas Campbell
Billy 'The Kid' Brocker
Known for
Coroner
Books of Blood
Don Francks
Elder
Known for
La Femme Nikita
Heavy Metal
Cedric Smith
Gary 'The Blacksmith' Black
Known for
X-Men
XIII
Judy Foster
Candy
Also in
One Night Only
Deadline
Robert Haley
P.J.
Also in
The Shawshank Redemption
Graduation
George Buza
Meatball
Known for
X-Men
X-Men '97
David Graham
Stoner
David Petersen
Slezak
Known for
First Blood
Iceman
Chuck Chandler
Edmonton Track Announcer
David Cronenberg Director · Phil Savath Screenplay Courtney Smith Screenplay
Budget $1.2M · United States release August 17, 1979 · Produced in Canada
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Production
Quadrant Films
Production
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Production
Michael Leibowitz
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · March 18, 1979
Theatrical · Edmonton
United States · August 17, 1979
Theatrical
Canada
May 18, 1979 · Theatrical
France
April 1, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray Carlotta
Italy
May 13, 1993 · TV
Portugal
April 16, 1986 · TV
March 1, 2006 · Limited theatrical · Lisbon (Cinemateca Portuguesa)
September 23, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Porto (Batalha Centro de Cinema)
Sweden
March 17, 1980 · Theatrical
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