Gas (1981 film)

(not to be confused with a similar-sounding 1970 film Gas-s-s-s)

Gas
Directed by	Les Rose
Written by	Susan Scranton Dick Wolf
Produced by	Claude Héroux
Starring	Philip Akin Susan Anspach Peter Aykroyd Sandee Currie Michael Hogan Alf Humphreys Keith Knight Howie Mandel Sterling Hayden Helen Shaver Donald Sutherland Dustin Waln
Cinematography	René Verzier
Edited by	Patrick Dodd
Music by	Paul Zaza
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 24, 1981 (1981-07-24)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	C$6,500,000
Box office	$2,869,425 (US)

Gas is a 1981 Canadian comedy film released by Paramount Pictures, the plot of which was inspired by the 1979 energy crisis. The film was directed by Les Rose and produced by Claude Héroux.

Plot summary

A small Midwestern town is thrown into chaos when the local oil tycoon Duke Stuyvesant orchestrates a phony oil shortage in order to increase profits. News reporter Jane Beardsley tries to uncover the plot. Radio DJ Nick the Noz, observing from his station's news helicopter, reports on the craziness caused by the gasoline shortage.

Cast

• Susan Anspach ... Jane Beardsley
• Howie Mandel ... Matt Lloyd
• Sterling Hayden ... Duke Stuyvesant
• Helen Shaver ... Rhonda
• Sandee Currie ... Sarah Marshal
• Peter Aykroyd ... Ed Marshal
• Keith Knight ... Ira
• Alf Humphreys ... Lou Picard
• Philip Akin ... Lincoln Jones
• Michael Hogan ... Guido Vespucci
• Paul Kelman ... Nino Vespucci
• Donald Sutherland ... Nick the Noz
• Dustin Waln ... Earl Stuyvesant
• Vlasta Vrána ... Baron Stuyvesant
• Harvey Chao ... Lee Kwan

Home Media

The film was released November 11, 1998 by Paramount Home Video on VHS. It has never been released on DVD or Blu-ray.

External links

• Gas at IMDb
• Gas at AllMovie
• Gas at VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
• Gas at Rotten Tomatoes