Fast Talking (1984)
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Fifteen-year-old Australian youth Steve Carson (Rod Zuanic) is a product of a home that can charitably be described as dysfunctional. His father is a drunk, his brother a slimy-dope dealer. Carson promises his social worker--and himself--that he'll escape this environment and make something of… More Fifteen-year-old Australian youth Steve Carson (Rod Zuanic) is a product of a home that can charitably be described as dysfunctional. His father is a drunk, his brother a slimy-dope dealer. Carson promises his social worker--and himself--that he'll escape this environment and make something of himself. Unfortunately, this involves grandiose and unrealistic schemes that lead to increasingly severe criminal acts. Fast Talking was co-financed by the Australian Film Commission and Merchant-Ivory. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ken Cameron
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It plays more as a cartoonish comedy than as a hard-edged, street-smart coming-of-age film.
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Cast
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Rod Zuanic
as Steve Carson
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Toni Allaylis
as Vicki Arnold
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Chris Truswell
as Moose
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Steve Bisley
as Redback
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Tracy Mann
as Sharon Hart
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Peter Hehir
as Ralph Carson
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Denis Moore
as Yates
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Garry Aron Cook
as Al Carson
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Peter Collingwood
as Principal
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Frank Lloyd
as Careers advisor
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John Cobley
as Roll call teacher
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Alistair Duncan
as School inspector
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Ron Hackett
as Woodwork teacher
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Bill McCluskey
as Swinton
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Julie McGregor
as Steve's mother
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Genevieve Moy
as Yates' secretary
- Mariette Rups-Donnelly
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Gail Sweeny
as Narelle
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Ric Carter
as Geography teacher
- Tony Allylis
