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The Car (1977)

PG  96 min  -  Horror | Mystery | Thriller   -  13 May 1977 (USA)
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A sleek, possessed car terrorizes everyone it comes in contact with.

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Michael Butler (story), Dennis Shryack (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Brolin ...
Kathleen Lloyd Kathleen Lloyd ...
John Marley John Marley ...
R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong ...
John Rubinstein ...
Elizabeth Thompson Elizabeth Thompson ...
Roy Jenson Roy Jenson ...
Kim Richards ...
Kyle Richards ...
Kate Murtagh Kate Murtagh ...
Robert Phillips Robert Phillips ...
Doris Dowling Doris Dowling ...
Henry O'Brien Henry O'Brien ...
Eddie Little Sky Eddie Little Sky ...
Lee McLaughlin Lee McLaughlin ...
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Storyline

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  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Car | Sheriff | Bicycle | Supernatural | Desert  | See more »

Taglines:

What EVIL drives... The Car See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

DeathMobile See more »

Filming Locations:

Glen Canyon, Utah, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono  | 4-Track Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

An arcade video game machine called "Smashing Drive" features the car, painted as a New York taxi on a rampage in the city. The game's "attract mode" sequence begins with the car sitting on one of the stainless steel Deco eagles on the Chrysler Building, and then jumping off to the street below. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Just as the Car chases the marching band into the graveyard, two kids crouch behind a tombstone, which wiggles as if made from Styrofoam (which it probably is). 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.
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Connections

Featured in Coming Soon (1982) See more »

Soundtracks

"Dies Irae, Dies Illa"
Traditional, thought to be written by Thomas of Celano See more »