Running from the Guns
Running from the Guns is a 1987 Australian crime thriller film directed by John [Dixon (filmmaker)|John Dixon] and starring Jon Blake, Mark Hembrow, Nikki Coghill, Terence [Donovan (actor)|Terence Donovan], and Peter Whitford. It is a buddy action film set in Melbourne.
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
- Toni Lamond as Davie's Mum
- Simon Westaway as Motorcycle Cop
Production
Filming took place in late 1985.Reception
The film received poor reviews. The Age wrote Dixon "attempts in his new film an amoral, cynical and satirical style of action caper-comedy but never comes within co-ee of achieving it."Filmink later wrote "there’s no reason films like this couldn’t have worked in Australia, this just wasn’t done that well."