Backroads (1977)
Overview
Two strangers – one white, one black – steal a car in western NSW and head for the coast. Jack is abrasive, cunning and disparaging about Aborigines. Gary doesn’t really care – he just wants to escape. En route, they pick up Gary’s Uncle Joe, a French hitchhiker and a young woman who’s running away. Their petty crimes escalate as they go, heading towards disaster.
Where to watch Backroads
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
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| United States | Kanopy | — | — |
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What is Backroads about?
Two strangers – one white, one black – steal a car in western NSW and head for the coast. Jack is abrasive, cunning and disparaging about Aborigines. Gary doesn’t really care – he just wants to escape. En route, they pick up Gary’s Uncle Joe, a French hitchhiker and a young woman who’s running away. Their petty crimes escalate as they go, heading towards disaster. Backroads is a Action, Drama movie, released on 1977-06-27, runtime 61 minutes.
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In the United States, Backroads is free to watch on Kanopy. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Phillip Noyce
Cast
- Bill Hunter as Jack
- Gary Foley as Gary
- Zac Martin as Joe
- Terry Camilleri as Jean Claude
- Julie McGregor as Anna
- Essie Coffey as Aboriginal Woman
- Allan Penney as Shopkeeper
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