Running on Empty (1982)
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Directors
John Clark
Cast
Terry Serio, Deborah Conway, Max Cullen, Richard Moir, Penne Hackforth-Jones
The story
Mike, a factory worker and street car racer, owns an XY Ford Falcon GTHO. His hippie parents are somewhat distant. He gets involved with a local race gang headed by Fox, club ("aces") owner and drug dealer, then starts a relationship with Fox's girl, Julie.
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Action, action film, coming-of-age film
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