One of the better of Robert Bruning's Gemini Productions TV movies, in part because it has a decent twist - a married couple head out to the bush at the same time two brothers have escaped prison and are milling about; the couple come across a dead body and a teenage boy and we assume it was the convicts but actually it was the boy.
Bruce Bennett and Olivia Hammett are the couple and John Jarratt and Tom Richards play the convicts so the acting is decent. The wind swept desolate scrublands are an effective setting. Bennett imagining himself running in competition back in the day is a little silly and was probably cribbed from Marathon Man. Peter Maxwell's direction is decent and there is some strong suspense as we figure out the kid is nuts.
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