Gas is a 1981 Canadian comedy film released by Paramount Pictures, the plot of which was inspired by the 1979 energy crisis. The film was directed by Les Rose and produced by Claude Héroux.

Gas
Directed byLes Rose
Written bySusan Scranton
Dick Wolf
Produced byClaude Héroux
StarringSusan Anspach
Howie Mandel
Sterling Hayden
Helen Shaver
Peter Aykroyd
Sandee Currie
Keith Knight
Donald Sutherland
CinematographyRené Verzier
Edited byPatrick Dodd
Music byPaul Zaza
Production
companies
Filmplan International
Davis-Panzer Productions
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • July 24, 1981 (1981-07-24)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
BudgetC$6,500,000
Box office$2,869,425 (US)[1]

Plot summary

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A small Midwestern town is thrown into chaos when the local oil tycoon Duke Stuyvesant orchestrates a phony oil shortage in order to increase profits. News reporter Jane Beardsley tries to uncover the plot. Radio DJ Nick the Noz, observing from his station's news helicopter, reports on the craziness caused by the gasoline shortage.

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Home media

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The film was released on VHS and ßeta in January 1982 by Paramount Home Video.[2] To date, it has not been released on DVD, Blu-ray or 4k/UHD.

References

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  1. ^ Gas at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ "Paramount Plans To Shift '82 Priority To Moving Vidisk Units". Variety: 38. January 27, 1982.
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