Summary
When a rash of targeted hijackings threatens to derail the independent trucking business, rig driver "Iron" Duke and his visiting friend Rane put the brakes on the bad guys by taking the law into their own hands. But their vigilante plan involves going toe-to-toe with powerful trucker boss King Carroll and his henchmen, who've been driving everyone out of the game.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 42GoodWatch 47
IMDb5.6
Audience score27%
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for action movies, −11 min on the typical 108
typical 10897Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 28 more
Released
1978
May 26, 1978
48 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 33
Peter FondaRane
Jerry ReedDuke
Helen ShaverPickup
Chris WigginsKing Caroll
David FerryHarvey- CLChris LangevinTanker
Harvey AtkinBuzz
Leslie CarlsonBud- MLMyrna LorrieCountry Singer
- MPMary PirieVonetta
- POPrairie OysterCountry Band
- WTWendy ThatcherHijacker
- AAArnie AchtmanCue
Ardon BessPoliceman
George BuzaWarehouseman- ACAlan CrofootBushes
Len DoncheffDecal
John FriesenPictures
Kay HawtreyMa
Michael HoganReggie
Eric HouseSlater
Michael IronsideButch
Cec LinderPoliceman- CLChris LumiereFreddie
Directing · 2
- Peter Carter Director
- Tony Thatcher First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Paul F. Edwards Screenplay
- Stephen Schneck Story
- Richard Robinson Story
Production · 7
- William Hayward Executive Producer
- Stanley Chase Executive Producer
- Jon Slan Producer
- Ali Karnick Casting
- Maria Armstrong Casting
- Bill Corcoran Unit Manager
Camera · 1
- René Verzier Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Eric Wrate Editor
- Catherine Lane Assistant Editor
Sound · 4
- Paul Hoffert Original Music Composer
- Jim Hopkins Sound Editor
- Gillian Jones Assistant Sound Editor
- Douglas Ganton Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Drew Struzan Art Designer
- Claude Bonnière Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Shonagh Jabour Makeup Artist
- Malcolm Tanner Hairstylist
Other crew · 9
- Gary Davis Stunt Coordinator
- Bud Davis Stunts
- Randall Carpenter Stunts
- John 'Frenchie' Berger Stunts
- Dwayne McLean Stunts
- Robert Hannah Stunts
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