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Director:

Terry Ingram

Writers:

Jason Bourque (writer)
Keith Shaw (writer)

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Release Date:

22 August 2009 (USA) more

Genre:

Action

NewsDesk:

Syfy's Summer of Schlock
 (From Dread Central. 23 June 2009, 4:01 PM, PDT)

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Another possessed car goes berserk more (2 total)


Cast

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Nicole Eggert ... Tammy

Greg Evigan ... J.J. Sawyer

Brenna O'Brien ... Jesse
Winston Rekert ... Sheriff Tom Hodges

Chad Willett ... Cliff

Luciana Carro ... Deputy Monroe

Adam Battrick ... Cutter

Colin Lawrence ... Deputy Jackson

Andrew Francis ... Owen

Jackson Berlin ... Young JJ

Brett Dier ... Taz

Sean O. Roberts ... Gas Station Attendant (as Sean Owen Roberts)

Kwesi Ameyaw ... Coroner
Byron Briscoe ... Pick Up Driver
Jason Griffith ... Crew Guy (as Jason Anthony Griffith)
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Additional Details

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Gas Station Attendant: So, you shot the sheriff?
J.J. Sawyer: No. And I didn't shoot the deputy either.
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Another possessed car goes berserk, 23 August 2009
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Author: MartianCreature from Redondo Beach, CA

Two rival race car drivers crash. One of them burns to death, but the other survives. Cut to several years later. The one guy is now a trucker, and the other is still dead. His red #66 (an obvious reference) car has now been restored, freeing the sinister apparition to roam the highways, looking for victims to mow down.

It's a familiar theme, cars possessed by an entity with an attitude. "The Car," "Maximun Overdrive," "Christine," and others were run by demons, or ghosts, or aliens, or they were living beings themselves. The evil presence's identity is too obvious, and so can't be developed much. The script then is just limited to endless car chases and failed attempts to destroy the thing. There's a subplot about a teen finding out who her dad is. They must be related; both of their acting skills are equally limited. Or maybe the director is to blame for this: there's one scene where they've just escaped a car attack and witnessed two people die horribly, so how do they react? They're cruising down the road, kidding with each other.

What would a movie like this be without clichés? 1) The evil car has many chances to finish off its main target victims, but doesn't do it. 2) The good guy's truck breaks down at the worst possible moment. 3) The sheriff is a dumb hick who insults people. 4) The teen dimwittedly wanders into trouble with the monster. And so on.

However, the film never really attempts to be anything noteworthy, and just goes for some goofy horror chills. On that level, oddly enough, it actually works. An OK movie to laugh at if you have nothing else to do.

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