Gas (1981 film)
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Director Les Rose Budget 6.5 million CAD Duration Language English | 2.8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Music director Paul Zaza Country Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date July 24, 1981 Writer Susan Scranton (story), Dick Wolf (screenplay), Dick Wolf (story) Cast Howie Mandel (Matt Lloyd), Donald Sutherland , Susan Anspach , Sterling Hayden , Helen Shaver Similar movies Shred (2008) Tagline The comedy that pumps the fun into summer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
gas movie ad from 1981
(not to be confused with a similar-sounding 1970 film Gas-s-s-s)
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Gas is a 1981 Canadian comedy film released by Paramount Pictures, the plot of which was inspired by the 1979 energy crisis.
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.
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Home Media
The film was released November 11, 1998 by Paramount Home Video on VHS. It has never been released on DVD or Blu-ray.
References
Gas (1981 film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
Gas (1981 film) IMDb Gas (1981 film) themoviedb.org