Gas (1981 film)
(not to be confused with a similar sounding 1970 film Gas-s-s-s)
| Gas | |
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| 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 |
| Edited by | Patrick Dodd |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | July 24, 1981 |
Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | C$6,500,000 |
Gas is a 1981 Canadian comedy film released by Paramount Pictures, the plot of which was inspired by the 1979 energy crisis.
Cast
- Susan Anspach ... Jane Beardsley
- Howie Mandel ... Matt Lloyd
- Sterling Hayden ... Duke Stuyvesant
- Helen Shaver ... Rhonda
- Sandee Currie ... Sarah Marshal
- Peter Aykroyd ... Ed Marshal
- Keith Knight ... Ira
- Alf Humphreys ... Lou Picard
- Philip Akin ... Lincoln Jones
- Michael Hogan ... Guido Vespucci
- Paul Kelman ... Nino Vespucci
- Donald Sutherland ... Nick the Noz
- Dustin Waln ... Earl Stuyvesant
- Vlasta Vrána ... Baron Stuyvesant
- Harvey Chao ... Lee Kwan
Plot summary
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.
External links
- Gas at the Internet Movie Database
- Gas at AllMovie
- Gas at VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever