The Car

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1977 98 mins

Rated
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Elliot Silverstein
Dennis Shryackv(screenplay), Michael Butler (screenplay), Lane Slate (screenplay)
James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley

The success of Jaws inspired countless ripoffs featuring wild animals, ranging from rattlesnakes to alligators to grizzly bears terrorizing hapless victims. However one of the more inspired Jaws-ploitation entries doesn’t feature an animal at all, but rather a souped up 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark II. 1977’s The Car is a two-for-one Speilberg riff, taking inspiration not only from the director’s 1975 blockbuster but also his 1971 made-for-TV favorite Duel. The titular menace was designed by Hollywood car customizer George Barris, who was also responsible for both the Munster Koach and DRAG-U-LA from The Munsters. And the film got the Satanic seal of approval from Church Of Satan leader Anton La Vey, who was given a “technical advisor credit” on the picture. Even Chicago’s Dan Ryan drivers have nothing on the evil that is — The Car!

1977
USA
English
98 mins
Horror

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