On the Run (1982 film)

On the Run
Directed by Mende Brown
Produced by Mende Brown
Written by Michael Fisher
Starring Rod Taylor
Paul Winfield
Beau Cox
Ray Meagher
Music by Laurie Lewis
Cinematography Paul Onorato
Edited by Richard Hindley
Release dates
  • 1982 (1982)
Country Australian
Language English

On the Run is a 1982 Australian thriller film.

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]

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

External links

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