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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Walter Hill (written by)
Release Date:
8 June 1978 (Netherlands) more
Tagline:
He'll get you away faster than anyone else on wheels. more
Plot:
"The Driver" is specialist in a rare business: he drives getaway cars in robberies. His exceptional talent prevented him from being caught yet... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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(From EmpireOnline. 28 October 2009, 1:20 AM, PDT)
Walter Hill: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 9 September 2009, 12:07 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
A Real High Point In Walter Hill's Career! more (53 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ryan O'Neal | ... | The Driver |
 | Bruce Dern | ... | The Detective |
 | Isabelle Adjani | ... | The Player |
| Ronee Blakley | ... | The Connection |
| Matt Clark | ... | Red Plainclothesman |
| Felice Orlandi | ... | Gold Plainclothesman |
| Joseph Walsh | ... | Glasses |
 | Rudy Ramos | ... | Teeth |
| Denny Macko | ... | Exchange Man |
| Frank Bruno | ... | The Kid |
| Will Walker | ... | Fingers |
| Sandy Brown Wyeth | ... | Split |
| Tara King | ... | Frizzy |
| Richard Carey | ... | Floorman |
| Fidel Corona | ... | Card Player |
Additional Details
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Driver (UK) (DVD title)
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Runtime:
91 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2006) | Netherlands:12 | UK:A (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:18
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Fun Stuff
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The titular driver is a man of few words - 350 in all. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: After the bank job, when the Driver is escaping in the red truck, the camera is reflected in the glass of the truck's back window. It's on a tripod in the truck bed, covered with a blanket. more
Quotes:
Teeth:
How do we know you're that good?
The Driver:
Get in.
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Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) more
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THE DRIVER (4+ outta 5 stars) Classic, no-nonsense, action-chase movie about a professional getaway driver (Ryan O'Neal) and the obsessed cop (Bruce Dern) who is determined to see him behind bars. Terrific chase scenes highlight this unjustly-neglected modern day film noir. No one plays nutty, obsessed characters quite like Bruce Dern. Ryan O'Neal as the bad guy/hero shows even less emotion than he did in Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon"... he's often accused of non-acting but I think his low-key, taciturn performance here is mesmerizing. He may as well be driving down to the corner store for a carton of milk rather than eluding a dozen speeding police cars. Isabelle Adjani doesn't really have much to do in this movie but look beautiful... but I guess that's enough. There is not a lot of dialogue and not a lot of character development. The characters in this movie aren't even given names! They are merely listed as The Driver, The Detective, The Player, The Connection, etc. This is a real high point in the career of director Walter Hill. He may have had more financial success with "The Warriors" and "48 Hours" but I think this is his best, most fully realized action movie.