shaker run be strictly a film for those who like car chase with little plot to get in the way . cliff robertson be down on his luck race driver and leif garrett be his mechanic stuck in new zealand some 8000 mile from america . a deadly virus have be develop in a lab and dr. lisa harrow doesn not trust her own government not to give it to the military . so what do she do . she contact the american central intelligence agency and of course theyre real interested . lisa steal the virus and hire robertson and garrett to transport it to a designate hand off spot . of course they have all of new zealand law enforcement chase them soon enough without at first robertson and garrett know why . on the plus side there be both nice scenic photography of the new zealand country side and of auckland and wellington . there be enough car chase and stunt driving to satisfy the most insatiable junkie for this stuff . cliff robertson and the rest of the cast basically walk through their part and i be sure robertson do it for the money and for a nice trip to new zealand . i have to agree with another viewer and if you do not see the police with new zealand uniform and do not hear the kiwi accent and you would swear you be watch the american cop deal with a fugitive with all that weaponry . foreigner occasionally do more than chide american for their obsessive love of gun and yet these cop seem to find they come in handy if ineffective in deal with a professional race car driver .