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.
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Plot summary
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.
Cast
Susan Anspach as Jane Beardsley
Howie Mandel as Matt Lloyd
Sterling Hayden as Duke Stuyvesant
Helen Shaver as Rhonda
Sandee Currie as Sarah Marshal
Peter Aykroyd as Ed Marshal
Keith Knight as Ira
Alf Humphreys as Lou Picard
Philip Akin as Lincoln Jones
Michael Hogan as Guido Vespucci
Paul Kelman as Nino Vespucci
Donald Sutherland as Nick "The Noz"
Dustin Waln as Earl Stuyvesant
Vlasta Vrána as Baron Stuyvesant
Harvey Chao as Lee Kwan
Walker Boone as "Dutch", Gangster #1
Home media
The film was released on VHS and ßeta in January 1982 by Paramount Home Video. To date, it has not been released on DVD, Blu-ray or 4k/UHD.