
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.
Cast

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)
Crew

David Cronenberg
Director, Screenplay

Nicholas Campbell
Writer
Phil Savath
Screenplay, Producer
Courtney Smith
Screenplay, Producer
Ronald Sanders
Editor
Arnie Stewart
Assistant Editor, Assistant Sound Editor

Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
Vaughan Killin
Color Timer
Jimmy Kaufman
First Assistant Director
Jim Long
Second Assistant Director
Sherry Wolfson
Production Coordinator

David Perlmutter
Executive Producer
Michael Lebowitz
Producer
Peter O'Brian
Producer
Bob Murphy
Production Assistant
Isabelle Foord
Production Assistant
Richard Mead
Production Assistant
Robin Miller
First Assistant Camera
Gillian Macintosh
Post Production Assistant
Gail Carr
Casting
Bette Chadwick
Additional Casting
Delphine White
Costume Design
Madeleine Stewart
Wardrobe Assistant

Wendy Partridge
Wardrobe Assistant
Jan Newman
Makeup Artist
Robert Holmes
Second Unit Cinematographer
Terry Burke
Sound Effects Editor
David Street
Assistant Sound Editor
Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bryan Day
Sound Recordist
Christopher Tate
Boom Operator
Ken Pappes
Boom Operator
Andy Malcolm
Foley Artist
Tom Fisher
Special Effects
Fred Mollin
Original Music Composer, Music Arranger
Roy Johnson
Transportation Captain
Shirley Granger
Production Accountant
Rick Porter
Still Photographer
Graham Light
Technical Advisor
Walley Protz
Technical Advisor
Sherry Cohen
Location Manager
Phil Adams
Stunts
Mark Damien
Stunts
Bob Papirnick
Stunt Driver
Gordie Bonin
Stunt Driver
Jerry Verheul
Stunt Coordinator
Geoff Goodwin
Stunt Coordinator
Richard D. Wright
Property Master
Gary Armstrong
Clapper Loader
Margaret Hanly
Continuity
Maris H. Jansons
Key Grip
Lee Wright
Grip
Roger Bate
Gaffer
Caryl Brandt
Production Manager
Alan Treen
Original Story
Gail McGregor
Unit Publicist
Carol Spier
Art Direction
Linda Brestich
Production Secretary
Lynda Farmer Hickman
Production Secretary



















