On the Run (1982 film)

On the Run is a 1982 Australian thriller film.

On the Run
Directed byMende Brown
Written byMichael Fisher
Produced byMende Brown
StarringRod Taylor
Paul Winfield
Beau Cox
Ray Meagher
CinematographyPaul Onorato
Edited byRichard Hindley
Music byLaurie Lewis
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
CountryAustralian
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A small boy (Beau Cox) is orphaned and sent to live with his uncle (Rod Taylor), who is a hitman. When the boy witnesses his uncle kill some people, his uncle orders that his assistant (Paul Winfield) help shoot the boy; the assistant refuses and takes off with the boy.

Production

The movie marked the first time Rod Taylor had played an Australian character in an Australian film.[1]

Release

The film was not released theatrically,[2] although it did have one theatrical screening in Bondi NSW, a condition of the movie's financing via tax concession.[3]

References

  1. Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media, 2010 p. 207
  2. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p116
  3. "On The Run". Ozmovies. 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.


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