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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Fuel
2004 0h 17m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 2
HorrorThriller
Synopsis
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A couple's car runs out of fuel on a lonely country road. When the husband returns to his pregnant wife with the fuel, he's in for a deadly surprise.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Mike Booth
Andrew
Rita Kalnejais
Cassie
Damon Herriman
The Attendant
Penny McNamee
Hitchhiker
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Nash Edgerton
- Writers
- Chris Wheeler
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Nash Edgerton directs. Greig Fraser behind the camera. Luke Doolan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 22 years ago.
- 3Directed by Nash Edgerton, shot by Greig Fraser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Luke Doolan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Mike Booth and Rita Kalnejais and Damon Herriman carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0392020 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 12 themes, including "getting lost", "road trip", "hitchhiker", "pregnant wife".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Greig Fraser
- Editing
- Luke Doolan
- Production design
- Enzo Iacono
- Costume design
- Sally Sharpe
- Makeup / hair
- Paul Katte
- Sound
- Sam Petty
- Stunt coordinator
- Douglas 'Rocky' McDonald
- Runtime
- 17 min · 0h 17m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Fuel (2004)
Also by
Nash Edgerton
Production companies
Who made it
Blue-Tongue Films
AU
- CH
Cherub Films
Key crew
- Costume DesignSally Sharpe
- SoundJames Martell
- Special EffectsDavid Trethewey
- CastingKirsty McGregor
- Stunt CoordinatorDouglas 'Rocky' McDonald
- MusicianBen Lee
- Sound RecordistMark Cornish
- MusicJosh G. Abrahams
- EditorLuke Doolan
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistPaul Katte
- Sound RecordistBen Osmo
- Visual EffectsLuke Todd
- ThanksJoel Edgerton
- ProducerPip Smart
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistNick Nicolaou
- EditorNash Edgerton
- StuntsBrett Praed
- StuntsAvril Wynne
- Sound DesignerSam Petty
- Sound MixerMichael Thompson
- Visual EffectsStuart Cazdow
- ThanksKieran Darcy-Smith
- Stunt CoordinatorJohn Walton
- Production DesignEnzo Iacono
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- getting lost
- road trip
- hitchhiker
- pregnant wife
- imitation
- australian bush
- body snatching
- jump scare
- petrol station
- blue face
- out of fuel
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2005-01-20· Sundance Film Festival
