The Car (1977)

"Is it a phantom, a demon, or the devil himself?"Movie

Audience Score

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The Car

PG 1 hr 36 minMay 13th, 1977Thriller, Action, Horror

Part of The Car Collection

The film is set in the fictional Utah community of Santa Ynez, which is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town's Sheriff, it becomes the job of Captain Wade Parent to stop the murderous driver.

StarringJames BrolinKathleen LloydJohn Marley

DirectorElliot Silverstein

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as Lauren Humphries

R. G. Armstrong

as Amos Clements

John Rubinstein

Elizabeth Thompson

as Margie Johnson

Gerald Hirschfeld

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Marvin Birdt

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Elliot Silverstein

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Dennis Shryack

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Elliot Silverstein

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Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 13th, 1977

On DVD & Blu-ray:July 20th, 1999 - Buy DVD

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Universal Pictures, Hollywood Road Films

Movie Tags:

small town supernatural desert

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