On the Run (1982 film)

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

On the Run is a 1982 Australian thriller film.

Cast

Rod Taylor as Mr Payatta
Paul Winfield as Harry
Beau Cox
Ray Meagher as Joe Thompson
Danny Adcock as Jingles

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

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

External links

On the Run at IMDb
On the Run at National Film and Sound Archive
On the Run at Ozmovies.

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[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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