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Fast Company: Directed by David Cronenberg. With William Smith, Claudia Jennings, John Saxon, Nicholas Campbell. After his sponsor replaces him with his arch rival, a race-car driver decides to steal the car and race it himself.
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- Drama, Sport
- David Cronenberg
Fast Company (1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Sep 11, 2009 · Filmed in 1978 between his early horror hits Rabid and The Brood and barely released in the U.S. due to a distribution dispute, Fast Company languished for decades until it was resurrected by the Blue Underground video label in 2004. Reissued in a superior Blu-ray edition, this highly enjoyable film can now be appreciated for what it is: a good, low-budget B-movie that Cronenberg made to gain ...
“Fast Company” is, however, the film the gets the most replay. I’m a sucker for simple B-movies and this film fits the bill perfectly. The racing scenes are well staged and exciting, the story has surprising character depth that’s well played by a great cast (more on that later) and the plot is simple but direct and compelling in that is creates clear protagonists and antagonists.
William Smith, who plays Lucky Lonnie, a drag-strip racer in David Cronenberg's Fast Company, is a personification of country singer Waylon Jennings' voice: powerful and rich and funky and gentle. He doesn't hold Fast Company together - a vise the size of Paraguay couldn't hold Fast Company together - but his presence gives the movie an entirely undeserved distinction.
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- David Cronenberg
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Fast Company. 1979. Directed by David Cronenberg. Fast Company (1979) is a Cronenberg film that I overlooked. In fact, it is the least Cronenbergian film I have ever seen. Fast Company is a race car drama with lots of fast cars and fast women. David Cronenberg co-wrote the script with Nicholas Campbell, Phil Savath, Courtney Smith, and Alan Treen.
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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. David Cronenberg. Director, Screenplay.
