Running from the Guns
Theatrical film poster
Directed byJohn Dixon
Written byJohn Dixon
Produced byGeoff Burrowes
StarringJon Blake
Mark Hembrow
Nikki Coghill
Terence Donovan
Peter Whitford
CinematographyKeith Wagstaff
Edited byRay Daley
Music byBruce Rowland
Production
company
Distributed byHoyts
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$6.6 million[1][2]
Box officeAU $72,356 (Australia)[3][4]

Running from the Guns (originally known as Free Enterprise) is a 1987 Australian crime thriller film directed by John Dixon and starring Jon Blake, Mark Hembrow, Nikki Coghill, Terence Donovan, and Peter Whitford. It is a buddy action film set in Melbourne.[5][6]

Premise

Two friends, Dave and Peter, accidentally pick up the wrong truck at the docks, which contains contraband wanted by some criminals.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in late 1985.[2]

Reception

The film received poor reviews.[7]

Filmink later said "There’s no reason films like this couldn’t have worked in Australia, this just wasn’t done that well."[8]

References

  1. ^ Scott Murray, "Running from the Guns", Australian Film 1978–1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p228
  2. ^ a b "Features Drama at former vice-regal residence Hello, hello: the real men drop in". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 346. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 December 1985. p. 21. Retrieved 7 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria. Retrieved 24 October 2012
  4. ^ "Features Drama at former vice-regal residence Hello, hello: the real men drop in". The Canberra Times. 23 December 1985. p. 21. Retrieved 24 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p251
  6. ^ Vagg, Stephen (30 December 2019). "10 Aussie '80s Films That Attempted to Jazz Up Things with an Inappropriate Rock Soundtrack". Filmink.
  7. ^ "CINEMA Writer must accept responsibility before claiming any credit". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 19, 008. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 October 1987. p. 16. Retrieved 7 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Vagg, Stephen (29 February 2020). "Top Ten 10BA Knock Offs". Filmink.

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