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| Directed by | Elliot Silverstein |
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| Cinematography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
| Edited by | Michael McCroskey |
| Music by | Leonard Rosenman |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Hollywood Road Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Car is a 1977 American supernatural horror film[2][3] directed by Elliot Silverstein and written by Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack and Lane Slate. The film stars James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley and Ronny Cox, along with real-life sisters Kim and Kyle Richards (as Brolin's daughters). It tells the story of a black unmanned self-driving mysterious car that goes on a murderous rampage, terrorizing the residents of a small town.
The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, and was influenced by numerous "road movies" of the 1970s including Steven Spielberg's thriller Duel (1971) and Roger Corman's Death Race 2000 (1975).[citation needed] A spinoff sequel, The Car: Road to Revenge, was released on January 8, 2019, with Ronny Cox returning in the series.[4]
- ^ "THE CAR (AA)". British Board of Film Classification. May 16, 1977. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "The Car". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on April 13, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "Existential Dread on Wheels: The Car (1977)". September 19, 2013. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "'The Car: Road to Revenge' Isn't Quite the Sequel You're Expecting". /Film. January 11, 2019. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2019.