Black Cadillac (2003)

Three young men become terrorized in a high-speed car chase with a mysterious pursuant.

Director:

John Murlowski

Writers:

John Murlowski (story), Will Aldis (screenplay)

Stars:

Randy Quaid, Shane Johnson, Josh Hammond

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Randy Quaid	...	Charlie
Shane Johnson	...	Scott
Josh Hammond	...	C.J. Longhammer
Jason Dohring	...	Robby
Kiersten Warren	...	Jeannine
Adam Vernier	...	Beefy
Taylor Stanley	...	Denise
Kelly Mullis	...	Lurlene
Robert Clunis	...	Luther
Marilyn Silva	...	Louise
Karl Johnson	...	Fightin' Bar Guy
Richard Deutsch	...	Drunk Bar Kid
Christopher Gilbertson	...	Bar Denizen (as Chris Gilbertson)
Shannon Holzer	...	Bar Denizen
Jeremy Fry	...	Bar Denizen

Storyline

Every year Scott Robertson, a generally admired Yale student, and his screw-up mate C.J. Longhammer from Minnesota cross the Wisconsin border for a wild night. Scott has a girl in his Saab, but as usual must return to the bar as CJ started a fight and this time Scotts adoring kid brother Robbie is with them, and just was about to lose his tormenting virginity. Scotts fists get them out. They are followed by a black Cadillac, make a risky drive on the lake to shake it, allow Robbie to take an urgent leak and give a lift to a neighboring sheriff, Charlie, who has car trouble in Arctic weather. The Cadillac keeps following and even ramming them, so they start wondering why and suspecting each-other, and it gets worse...

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Plot Keywords:

dark road | forest | car chase | snow | fistfight | 

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Taglines:

Revenge in the driver's seat

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Carro da Morte

Filming Locations:

Halfway House Café - 15564 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maple Island Films, Painting Entertainment Inc.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Spoiler: In several scenes, a black '57 Series 62 Sedan is substituted for the Series 75 limousine. Since the roof and rear window is completely different on the two cars, a fake roof extension had to be created for the Series 62 model. It was this car and not the limousine that drove off the cliff into the frozen lake at the end of the film.

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Goofs

The black Cadillac is incorrectly identified in the movie as a '57 Eldorado. It is, in fact, a 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 Limousine.

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Quotes

Charlie: So we had to use him as bait-do us a little ice fishing-and lo and behold, we caught ourselves a couple of Minnesota dickless perch.

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Connections

References The Three Musketeers (1973)

User Reviews

How did that nut behind the wheel get loose?

A little mysterious,... hotted up '57 Cadillac chasing the Saab in the snow, at night, after a pub brawl....hmm.

The greater part of this movie takes place within the Saab or looking at it from without. Most of this is very good stunt work and captivating to watch.

Charlie the cop was a crackup right from the moment he just helped himself to a lift with the boys in the Saab. From the minute he speaks he sounds suspicious and reminds us more than once that he is off duty and just wants to get home.

The two brothers' dialogue doesn't sound like any two brothers communicating that I've heard but maybe they're step-brothers or something. The punch-ups are magnificent and some of the recipients are mega tough. Its either that or lightweights doing the punching. When you watch a man standing over another and punching him in the face repeatedly, say maybe five or six slammers, and then the guy can get up and carry on, blood lip, nose, eye perhaps? nothing!! Not a mark. Those gridiron guys at Yale, they're something else and hey, can they drive or what?

The flaws in this movie don't get in the way and it was intriguing to watch.

My rating 7/10 (Distinctive)