On the Run (1982 film)

On the Run (1982 film)
On the Run
Directed by Mende Brown
Produced by Mende Brown
Starring Rod Taylor
Paul Winfield
Beau Cox
Country Australian
Language English

On the Run is a 1982 Australian film about a small boy (Beau Cox) who is orphaned and sent to live with his uncle (Rod Taylor), who is a hitman. When the box witnesses his uncle kill some people, his uncle orders that his assistant (Paul Winfield) help shoot the boy; the assistant refuses and takes off with the boy.

The movie marked the first time Rod Taylor had played an Australian character in an Australian film.[1]

References

  1. ^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media, 2010 p 207

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