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Fast Company
Strap yourself into a car that flies 240 miles an hour down a quarter mile track.
Genres
DramaAction
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$1200000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
1979-03-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
78
Vote Average
5.077
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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)
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