Fast Talking (1984) (original) (raw)
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they often get him into it.
Set in Sydney's western suburbs, year 10 student Steve Carson is a fifteen year old conman and always in trouble, whether it's stealing eggs from a farm with his mate Moose or selling dope for his older brother. Abandoned by his mother and left in the care of his alcoholic, unemployed father Steve's older brother is an overbearing bad influence, further pushing him into street crime. He meets Redback, an ex-con mechanic who tries to steer him away ...(more)
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they often get him into it.
Set in Sydney's western suburbs, year 10 student Steve Carson is a fifteen year old conman and always in trouble, whether it's stealing eggs from a farm with his mate Moose or selling dope for his older brother. Abandoned by his mother and left in the care of his alcoholic, unemployed father Steve's older brother is an overbearing bad influence, further pushing him into street crime. He meets Redback, an ex-con mechanic who tries to steer him away from trouble and into the garage, helping him build a motorbike. When Steve is pressured to start selling heroin, he sees no way out than to take the money and run... (less)
Director: Ken Cameron
Writer: Ken Cameron
Starring: Steve Bisley, Tracy Mann, Peter Hehir, Rod Zuanic, Christopher Truswell, Angelo D'Angelo
Producer: Ross Matthews
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