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Running from the Guns
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Wikipedia article
'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.David Stratton, 'The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p251
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
Production
Filming took place in late 1985.
Reception
The film received poor reviews.
'Filmink' later said "Theres no reason films like this couldnt have worked in Australia, this just wasnt done that well."
References
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