Running from the Guns

1987 Australian film
  • 1987 (1987)
CountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishBudgetA$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

  • Jon Blake as Davie
  • Mark Hembrow as Peter
  • Terence Donovan as Bangles
  • Nikki Coghill as Jill
  • Peter Whitford as Terry
  • Patrick Ward as Mulcahy
  • Warwick Sims as Simon Martin
  • Bill Kerr as Gilman
  • Toni Lamond as Davie's Mum

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.

External links

  • Running from the Guns at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Running from the Guns at Oz Movies
  • Running from the Guns at Screen Australia
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