Truck Driver (1981)
Im australischen Hinterland treibt ein Serienkiller sein Unwesen, der es auf junge Frauen abgesehen hat. Lastwagenfahrer Pat macht sich so seine Gedanken über das Vorgehen des Killers und zögert auch nicht, sie der attraktiven Anhalterin Pamela mitzuteilen. Als Pamela verschwindet, befürchtet Pat, dass der Killer sie in seine Gewalt gebracht hat. Er macht sich auf die Suche nach dem Fahrer eines Wagens, der ihm verdächtig erscheint - und gerät dabei selbst ins Visier der Polizei.
Der Regisseur:
Richard Franklin
Der Autor:
Everett De Roche
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Stacy Keach as Patrick 'Pat' Quid |
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Jamie Lee Curtis as Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth |
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Marion Edward as Madeleine 'Frita' Day |
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Grant Page as Smith or Jones |
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Thaddeus Smith as Policeman 'Abbott' |
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Steve Millichamp as Policeman 'Costello' |
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Alan Hopgood as Lester |
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John Murphy as Benny Balls |
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Bill Stacey as Captain Careful |
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Robert Thompson as Sneezy Rider |
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Ed Turley as Roadhouse Proprietor |
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Angelica La Bozzetta as Young Hitchhiker |
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Colin Vancao as Fred Frugal |
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Paul Harris as Frugal Son |
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Rochelle Harris as Frugal Daughter |
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Tony Bishop as Honeymooner |
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Abbe Holmes as Honeymooner |
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Carole-Ann Aylett as Cleaning Lady |
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Killer as Boswell |
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Les James as Mechanic Tending to Alarm (uncredited) |
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Tom Ryan as Jackaroo (uncredited) |
| Production | Bernard Schwartz | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Brian May | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Vincent Monton | Director of Photography |
| Production | Richard Franklin | Producer |
| Directing | Richard Franklin | Director |
| Editing | Edward McQueen-Mason | Editor |
| Art | Jon Dowding | Production Design |
| Writing | Everett De Roche | Screenplay |
| Writing | Richard Franklin | Original Story |
| Directing | James Parker | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Louis Irving | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Heath Harris | Technical Advisor |
| Art | Harry Zettel | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Greg Wallace | Grip |
| Sound | Robert W. Glass Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Jim Townley | Still Photographer |
| Sound | John Wilkinson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Daryl Binning | Electrician |
| Sound | Brian May | Conductor |
| Production | Warwick Ross | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Anne McLeod | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Robert Thirlwell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Helen Liston | Location Manager |
| Writing | Everett De Roche | Original Story |
| Directing | Robert Kewley | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Phil Cross | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Ross Cockle | Score Engineer |
| Art | Nick Hepworth | Props |
| Directing | Tom Burstall | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jamie Leckie | Assistant Grip |
| Camera | David Brostoff | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Colin Williams | Electrician |
| Crew | Eric Lomas | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Camera | Graeme Mardell | Grip |
| Production | Helen Watts | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Karel Akkerman | Grip |
| Lighting | Tony Holtham | Electrician |
| Crew | Louis Irving | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Camera | Suzy Wood | Still Photographer |
| Production | Billy Baxter | Production Assistant |
| Art | Jill Eden | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aphrodite Kondos | Costume Design |
| Art | Jon Dowding | Art Direction |
| Production | Barbi Taylor | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lois Hohenfels | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Louise Johnson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Andrew London | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Roger Cowland | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Lon Bender | Sound Editor |
| Production | Barbara Gibbs | Production Manager |
| Production | Greg Ricketson | Production Manager |
| Crew | Grant Page | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Ray Phillips | Sound |
| Sound | Paul Clark | Sound |