Fast Company

Name: Fast Company
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: 1979-08-17
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 5.50
Cast: Claudia Jennings, Nicholas Campbell, William Smith, John Saxon

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Type:

Movie

Rating:

5.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 31 Minutes

Release Year:

1979

An early departure from director David Cronenberg's canon of visceral horror, 1979's Fast Company profiles one of his personal passions, racecars, in a gritty melodrama that also features exciting racetrack footage. Veteran toughguy William Smith is top-billed as a champion drag racer who clashes with the unscrupulous oil-company executive (John Saxon) who sponsors his team.

Styles:

Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1970s

Producing Country:

Canada

Genre:

Sport, Drama

Fast Company (1979) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Aug 1979

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

David Cronenberg

Story Written By:

Alan Treen, Courtney Smith, Phil Savath, David Cronenberg

Main Actors:

Claudia Jennings, Nicholas Campbell, William Smith, John Saxon

Plot:

The famous drag racer Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson is the star of the Fast Company, managed by the corrupt Phil Adamson Lonnie is the mentor of the promising funny car racer Billy 'The Kid' Brocker. When Adamson makes a deal with Lonnie's competitor Gary 'The Blacksmith' Black, he takes the funny car from Lonnie and Billy. But they decide to steal the car and run independently in the next race. But Adamson intends to use any means to stop Loonie.

Production Company:

Topar Films

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

5.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

88%