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The Car (1977) 5.6
A sleek, possessed black car terrorizes everyone it comes in contact with in a small town in Utah. Director:Elliot Silverstein |
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Cast
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Kathleen Lloyd | ... | |
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| R.G. Armstrong | ... | ||
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Elizabeth Thompson | ... | |
| Roy Jenson | ... | ||
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| Kyle Richards | ... | ||
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Kate Murtagh | ... | |
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Robert Phillips | ... | |
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Doris Dowling | ... | |
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Henry O'Brien | ... | |
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Eddie Little Sky | ... | |
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Lee McLaughlin | ... | |
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While traveling through the desert nearby the small town of Santa Ynez on their bicycles to camp, two teenage bicyclers are murdered by a mysterious black car. Then the car hit-and-run a hitchhiker and the crime is witnessed by the local Amos Clements. Sheriff Everett puts his men in alert and plans road blocks in the area to arrest the murderer. Sooner he becomes a victim of the car and Sheriff Wade Parent begins a hunting of the vehicle that is threatening his town and seems to be impossible to be located. When his beloved girlfriend and teacher Lauren challenges the driver in a cemetery, the car hunts her in her home and Wade realizes that he might be dealing with supernatural powers. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, no way to stop... The Car See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
13 May 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The main theme in the movie was a reworked orchestral version of the Berlioz-Symphonie Fantastique. See more »Goofs
When The Car chases the bicycle boy there is a close up of the front bumper pushing the bike's rear wheel. You can see that the chain is on the largest sprocket, so the bike is in the lowest gear. No wonder they didn't escape. See more »Quotes
Everett: [addressing his officers] So look... I want everybody out on the streets. I want you to remember... a young man was killed today, passing through our town... and I don't like it... I don't like it at all. Goodbye.See more »
The devil made me do it. Really. I bought this VHS the second I saw it. It kept me awake with nightmares as a child, and the library offered no help in locating it until I hit that nice vowel-starting auction site. In re-watching it, I realized that there are signs of the decade it was created (especially in the bell-bottoms, I couldn't stop laughing when I watched the kids in the band practice their parade because the fashion world has come back to them again!), but there are other nice things.
One of the main details that this movie has is no explanations are made. The Indian woman comments about the ill wind that came with the car when she gives testimony. The sheriff's deputy feels that the reason it can't go into the graveyard is due to the hallowed ground. (Btw, the graveyard scene is the one that freaked me out as a kid). Parent (Brolin) discovers there are no handles on the doors, and another witness says that there's no driver. This all adds up to a nasty scenerio. Much like the later movie Poltergeist, you have to wonder if the Indians are right--get out of town! (they fled to the Deep Country--smart cookies!)
I adore Kim Richards, and her sister Kyle is a darling in this film. As an adult, I couldn't help but think who would take care of them should something happen to Parent. I think this is a good sign in a movie--you really begin to identify with the characters when things like this come to you!
The comment at the beginning from Anton gives the whole movie's plot a good basis. I do recommend this as a stay-home, eat popcorn, and enjoy flick!
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**** out of *****