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The Car

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Also known as Car

1977 film by Elliot Silverstein

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Within Vinony's link graph, The Car is referenced by 64 other articles, and connects out to Utah, International Standard Book Number and Stephen King.

It is catalogued under topics including 1970s mystery films, 1977 American films and 1977 English-language films.

Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.

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The Utah community of Santa Ynez 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 sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined to stop the murderous driver.

Released: 1977-05-1296 minDir: Elliot SilversteinHorror, Action, Thriller, MysteryPart of: The Car Collection

Cast

  • James Brolin as Wade Parent
  • Kathleen Lloyd as Lauren Humphries
  • John Marley as Everett
  • R.G. Armstrong as Amos Clements
  • John Rubinstein as John Norris
  • Elizabeth Thompson as Margie Johnson

Themes

  • small town
  • supernatural
  • desert
  • frightened

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Ratings

IMDb

6.2/10

12,936 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

30%

Metacritic

21/100

Year
1977
Runtime
96 min
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Horror
Rated
PG

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
supernatural
Cinematographer
Gerald Hirschfeld
Narrative location
Utah
Duration
96
FilmAffinity ID
319159
Distribution format
video on demand
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distributed by
Universal Pictures
review score
30%
different from
The Car
publication date
1980-02-00
title
The Car
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