| Gas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Les Rose |
| Produced by | Claude Héroux |
| Written by | Susan Scranton Dick Wolf |
| 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 |
| Music by | Paul Zaza |
| Cinematography | René Verzier |
| Editing by | Patrick Dodd |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 24, 1981 |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | C$6,500,000 |
Gas was a 1981 Canadian comedy film released by Paramount Pictures, the plot of which was inspired by the 1979 energy crisis.
A small Midwestern town is thrown into chaos when the local oil tycoon (Sterling Hayden) orchestrates a phony oil shortage in order to increase profits. A news reporter (Susan Anspach) tries to uncover the plot, and a radio DJ in a helicopter (Donald Sutherland) reports on the craziness caused by the gasoline shortage.