The Cars That Ate Paris

The Cars That Ate Paris
Australian film poster
Directed by	Peter Weir
Screenplay by	Peter Weir
Story by	Peter Weir Keith Gow Piers Davies
Produced by	Hal and Jim McElroy
Starring	John Meillon Terry Camilleri Kevin Miles
Cinematography	John McLean
Edited by	Wayne LeClos
Music by	Bruce Smeaton
Production companies	Australian Film Development Corporation Royce Smeal Film Productions Salt Pan Films
Distributed by	British Empire Films
Release dates	10 October 1974 (1974-10-10) (AUS) 11 June 1976 (1976-06-11) (US)
Running time	91 minutes 74 minutes (US cut)
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$250,000[1]

The Cars That Ate Paris is a 1974 Australian horror comedy film, produced by twin brothers Hal and Jim McElroy and directed by Peter Weir. It was his first feature film, and was also based on an original story he had written. Shot mostly in the rural town of Sofala, New South Wales, the film is set in the fictional town of Paris in which most of the inhabitants appear to be directly, or indirectly, involved in profiting from the results of car accidents. The film is considered part of the Australian New Wave genre.