Reverse Runner is an upcoming Australian comedy

Australian comedy

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 film

Film

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 written and directed by Jarrod Theodore & Lachlan Ryan. It stars Dan Cannon, Dave Callan

Dave Callan

Dave Callan is a comedian based in Perth, Australia. He currently works as a Triple J disc jockey.- Biography :Callan was born in Dundalk, Ireland, and arrived in Australia in 1990, aged 15...

, Steve Moneghetti

Steve Moneghetti

Stephen James "Steve" Moneghetti is an Australian long-distance runner. Moneghetti has a degree in civil engineering, a graduate diploma in education and an honorary doctorate from the University of Ballarat...

, Rosco Brauer and a special appearance from Bruce McAvaney

Bruce McAvaney

Bruce William McAvaney OAM is an Australian sports broadcaster with the Seven Network, well-known for his commentary of Australian rules football matches as well as covering every Summer Olympic Games from Moscow 1980 until Beijing 2008.- Early years :The son of an Adelaide accountant, McAvaney...

 . It tells the story of teenager Kid Campbell, who dreams of becoming a reverse runner

Backward running

Backward running, also known as backwards running, running backwards, reverse running, retro running, or retro locomotion is the act of running in reverse, so that one travels in the direction one's back is facing rather than one's front. It is classed as a retro movement, the reverse of any normal...

 despite being mocked, ridiculed and kicked out of home for refusing to get an ordinary job. In the end he is left to question his childhood dream.

Cast

• Dan Cannon as Kid Campbell
  
• Dave Callan
  Dave Callan
  Dave Callan is a comedian based in Perth, Australia. He currently works as a Triple J disc jockey.- Biography :Callan was born in Dundalk, Ireland, and arrived in Australia in 1990, aged 15...
  
   as a Commentator
  
• Steve Moneghetti
  Steve Moneghetti
  Stephen James "Steve" Moneghetti is an Australian long-distance runner. Moneghetti has a degree in civil engineering, a graduate diploma in education and an honorary doctorate from the University of Ballarat...
  
   as John Jones
  
• Rosco Brauer as Coach Leroy
  
• Bianca Linton as Hannah
  
• Julian Shaw as Steven James
  
• Bruce McAvaney
  Bruce McAvaney
  Bruce William McAvaney OAM is an Australian sports broadcaster with the Seven Network, well-known for his commentary of Australian rules football matches as well as covering every Summer Olympic Games from Moscow 1980 until Beijing 2008.- Early years :The son of an Adelaide accountant, McAvaney...
  
   as a Commentator
  
• Rhys Mitchell as a Commentator
  
• Justin Kennedy
  Justin Kennedy
  Justin Kennedy is an actor, writer, voice-over artist and comedian from Melbourne, Australia.-Career:Kennedy started his performing career in March 2002, after making his first stand-up appearance in the national Raw Comedy competition....
  
   as Sucidial Starter
  
• Stephen Lopez as Head Helper
  
• Helen Bongers as Mum
• Darryl Cannon as Garry
• Casey Asplin as Young Kid Campbell
  

Production

Principal photography on Reverse Runner occurred over 38 days an involved approximately 300 people throughout the duration of the shoot. The majority of the film was shot in the country town of Colac

Colac

Colac can refer to:* Colac, Victoria, a town in Australia**City of Colac, a former local-government area in Victoria, Australia**Shire of Colac, a former local-government area in Victoria, Australia...

 in Victoria. Other locations include the John Landy Athletic Field Geelong, Melbourne Park

Melbourne Park

Melbourne Park is a sports venue in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Since 1988, Melbourne Park has been home of the Australian Open in tennis, which is played annually in January...

 and the world renowned landscapes at Lavers Hill along the Great Ocean road

Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road is a stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Warrnambool. The road was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and is the world's largest war memorial; dedicated to casualties of World War I...

.

Music

Sid O'Neil, lead singer from the Vasco Era

The Vasco Era

The Vasco Era is an Australian three piece rock/blues band based in Melbourne, Australia.-Brief history:Originally from Apollo Bay, but now based in Melbourne, the band's members are brothers Sid and Ted O'Neil and Michael Fitzgerald...

 has recorded vocals for a track titled Backwards As They Come which appears in the film.

External links

• Reverse Runner at the Internet Movie Database
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• Reverse Runner on facebook
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