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On the Run (1982 film)

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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

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