| The Van | |
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| Directed by | Sam Grossman |
| Written by | Celia Susan Cotelo Robert J. Rosenthal |
| Produced by | Paul Lewis Marilyn Jacobs Tenser (executive producer) |
| Starring | Stuart Goetz Deborah White Harry Morgan Moses Marcie Barkin Bill Adler Steve Oliver Connie Hoffman Danny DeVito |
| Music by | Steve Eaton Sammy Johns Michael Lloyd |
| Distributed by | Crown International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4.5 million[1] or $5 million[2] or $19 million[3] |
The Van is a 1977 American low-budget independent teen comedy film directed by Sam Grossman and starring Stuart Getz, Deborah White, Danny DeVito, Harry Moses, Marcie Barkin, Bill Adler, Stephen Oliver, and Connie Lisa Marie.
Primarily released to drive-in theaters in 1977,[4] the film was released at the peak of the vansploitation genre.[5] It was followed by the 1978 film Malibu Beach, in which Stephen Oliver reprised his role as bully Dugan Hicks.
- ^ Richard Nowell, Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle Continuum, 2011 p 256
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ Gross, Linda (Feb 12, 1978). "A Woman's Place Is in... Exploitation Films?: A Trend-Setter in the Youth Market Women in Exploitation Films". Los Angeles Times. p. 34.
- ^ See IMDb links.
- ^ "Jason Coffman: A brief guide to vansploitation cinema, page 1". 22 June 2015.