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4.4/10   103 votes
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Writer:
William Wood (written by)
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Release Date:
25 September 1979 (USA) more
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Plot:
A woman is badly shaken when she is run off the freeway and nearly killed by a crazy van-driver. Her... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Shelley Hack ... Jan

Frank Gorshin ... Ralph Chandler
Peter Graves ... Lieutenant Haller
Harriet Hilliard ... Mrs. Sheel (as Harriet Nelson)
Barbara Rush ... Rosemary

Dinah Shore ... Lynn Bernheimer
Abe Vigoda ... Mr. Frisch
Alfie Wise ... Ace Durham

George Hamilton ... Ray Jeffries

Robert F. Lyons ... Barry Hill
Tara Buckman ... Jane Guston

Morgan Brittany ... Becky Lyons
Nancy Stephens ... Christine
Gloria Stroock ... Dr. Rita Glass
Hal Needham ... Mr. Blanchard
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Death Car on the Freeway (UK) (video title)
Wheels of Death (UK) (video title)
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Runtime:
91 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Action & Suspense Classic, 29 May 2004
Author: Alex Burford (Titan_52001@yahoo.com) from Virginia Beach, Virginia

I was always impressed by this film's use of action and suspense. We see the killer's actions, but we don't know why he's going after these Women.

We feel the helplessness of the victim's and the powerlessness of the police to do anything. This is not just another car chase/crash movie. There's Hitchcock like suspense and action that helps the story line, not muddle it into an idiot film like most car chase flicks.

I sure miss this movie and I wish there were plans to put it on video soon. A good film like this needs to be viewed often because it also has a sobering socio-political message to it.

It is also a pity that such outstanding film making has passed away. Too many TV and theatrical film makers are making boring hyper violent films that make no sense and give us car chases and crashes that have no real visual impact other than mindless destruction and sheer stupidity.

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