Running from the Guns
1987 Australian film
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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.[6][7]
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| Directed by | John Dixon |
| Written by | John Dixon |
| Produced by | Geoff Burrowes |
| Starring | Jon Blake Mark Hembrow Nikki Coghill Terence Donovan Peter Whitford |
| Cinematography | Keith Wagstaff |
| Edited by | Ray Daley |
| Music by | Bruce Rowland |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Hoyts |
Release date |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$6.6 million[1][2][3] |
| Box office | AU $72,356 (Australia)[4][5] |
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
- Simon Westaway as Motorcycle Cop
- Gus Mercurio as Chazza
Production
Filming took place in late 1985.[2]
Reception
The film received poor reviews.[8] The Age wrote Dixon "attempts in his new film an amoral, cynical and satirical style of action caper-comedy but never comes within co-ee of achieving it."[9]
Filmink later wrote "there’s no reason films like this couldn’t have worked in Australia, this just wasn’t done that well."[10]
