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The Car

  • 19771977
  • PGPG
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
11K
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The Car (1977)
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A small desert town is terrorized by a powerful, seemingly possessed car, and the local sheriff may be the only one who can stop it.A small desert town is terrorized by a powerful, seemingly possessed car, and the local sheriff may be the only one who can stop it.A small desert town is terrorized by a powerful, seemingly possessed car, and the local sheriff may be the only one who can stop it.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
11K
YOUR RATING
    • Elliot Silverstein
    • Dennis Shryack(screenplay)
    • Michael Butler(screenplay)
    • Lane Slate(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Brolin
    • Kathleen Lloyd
    • John Marley
    • Elliot Silverstein
    • Dennis Shryack(screenplay)
    • Michael Butler(screenplay)
    • Lane Slate(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Brolin
    • Kathleen Lloyd
    • John Marley
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 167User reviews
    • 155Critic reviews
    • 21Metascore
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    James Brolin in The Car (1977)
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    Ronny Cox in The Car (1977)
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    Kim Richards, Kyle Richards, and Elizabeth Thompson in The Car (1977)

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    James Brolin
    James Brolin
    • Wade Parent
    Kathleen Lloyd
    Kathleen Lloyd
    • Lauren
    John Marley
    John Marley
    • Everett
    R.G. Armstrong
    R.G. Armstrong
    • Amos
    John Rubinstein
    John Rubinstein
    • John Morris
    Elizabeth Thompson
    • Margie
    Roy Jenson
    Roy Jenson
    • Ray Mott
    Kim Richards
    Kim Richards
    • Lynn Marie
    Kyle Richards
    Kyle Richards
    • Debbie
    Kate Murtagh
    Kate Murtagh
    • Miss McDonald
    Robert Phillips
    Robert Phillips
    • Metcalf
    Doris Dowling
    Doris Dowling
    • Bertha
    Henry O'Brien
    Henry O'Brien
    • Chas
    Eddie Little Sky
    Eddie Little Sky
    • Denson
    Lee McLaughlin
    • Marvin Fats
    Margaret Willey
    • Navajo Woman
    Read Morgan
    Read Morgan
    • Mac Gruder
    Ernie F. Orsatti
    Ernie F. Orsatti
    • Dalton
    • (as Ernie Orsatti)
      • Elliot Silverstein
      • Dennis Shryack(screenplay) (story)
      • Michael Butler(screenplay) (story)
      • Lane Slate(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Car cost $84,000.00 to build.
    • Goofs
      When Chas drops Lauren off at her home to collect things to spend the night with Wade's children while Wade's in the hospital, her home appears to be the center house in either a dead end or cul-de-sac; however, when The Car flies/drives through her home to kill her and lands on the other side of her house, it lands on a highway and drives away as if her house was built on a straight roadway.
    • Quotes

      Donna: Wade... there's something I... I wanna tell you about last night. Well, the old lady... well, Chas, he didn't translate everything that she said.

      Wade Parent: What do you mean?

      Donna: Well, uh... she said... there was no driver in the car.

    • Crazy credits
      Over the end credits, a camera follows The Car as it travels through a major city, suggesting it escaped from its entombment.
    • Alternate versions
      The NBC edited for TV version of this film includes some additional scenes to pad out the movie due to needed commercial breaks. The aforementioned additional scenes were during the cemetery standoff between the school band and the Car. The part where Lauren is insulting and taunting the Car is longer and there is a short dialog between her and her friend Margie planning on how one of them will run out and escape to call for help. These are not on the official 1999 DVD/VHS release.
    • Connections
      Edited into Knight Rider: Trust Doesn't Rust (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: I. 'Morning'
      (uncredited)

      Music by Edvard Grieg

    User reviews167

    Review
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    Thriller tale of a sadistic, killer car who hunts anyone.
    I've seen "The Car" several times over the years. I am a big fan of horror movies and while this is not exactly a "classic" by any means, I still enjoyed it. The plot is basically a car which drives around a desert town killing everyone/anyone it can. In these types of movies, you tend to enjoy watching and choosing who becomes the victims. I found the acting to be a little trying at times. In fact, at times, very bad. I mean, having two actors scream at each other (in one scene) does not create tension, it creates confusion. I like James Brolin in this film and John Marley as well, even though he didn't have much to do.

    The star of the movie is "The Car". What I did not enjoy about the film was as a viewer I did not know anything about the car. Where did it come from? Why was it there? Was it the devil? A demon? I wanted to know more about this killing machine. I found that by the end of the film I was still a little confused. Also, I think this movie was a rip-off of the TV thriller released back in 1974, "Killdozer". The tale about a killer bulldozer terrorizing a construction crew. Possibly one of the worst ever made TV movies. The Car was much, much better. I remember seeing "The Car" at the movies. I think it stayed for about a week. Needless to say, the movie was a bomb. However, that does not mean it was a bad movie. There aren't very many horror movies that are a big success at the movie theatre. I think they tend to be more successful on video.

    It's a shame that this movie wasn't more successful because I was looking forward to a sequel. Who knows, maybe they'll release "The Car 2" or "Son of Car". All that being said, take my advice, rent this movie. Pull up a chair, put the lights on low, snuggle beside your favorite person (wife, etc.), grab some munchies and, no matter what you do, make sure you keep that remote in your hand at all times.

    Sit back and enjoy!
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    • rick.spencer2
    • Oct 31, 2000

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 1977 (United States)
      • United States
      • -The official trailer
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Snow Canyon, Utah, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
      • Mono
      • 4-Track Stereo

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