The Car

Name: The Car
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: May 13, 1977
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 21
Cast: Elizabeth Thompson, James Brolin, John Marley, John Rubinstein, Kate Murtagh

1977

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: May 13, 1977 | PG

Starring: Elizabeth Thompson, James Brolin, John Marley, John Rubinstein, Kate Murtagh, Kathleen Lloyd, Kim Richards, Kyle Richards, R.G. Armstrong, Roy Jenson

Summary: A small desert town is terrorized by a powerful, seemingly possessed car, and the local sheriff may be the only one who can stop it.

Director: Elliot Silverstein

Genre(s): Action, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: PG

Runtime: 96 min

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David Menzies

If anything, this film is a cautionary tale for those who clamour for the driverless car. Read full review

Jim Sulski

A possessed-car film that beat Christine by a few years but is a much inferior version. [02 Feb 1993, p.3C]

The Guardian Staff (Not Credited)

A demonic limo, driverless behind its tinted windows, vrooms around killing people in this squashy horror that fails to match other vehicular creepies like Christine and Duel. [24 Sep 1999, p.20]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Good score, OK crash sequences, and lots of unintentional laughs are the only reasons to sit through this movie. Read full review

Dave Kehr

As silly as it sounds, but strangely dull. Read full review

Gary Arnold

There's no telling how many sounder, wittier scripts, including stories in the same genre, might have been overlooked or rejected in order to waste time and resources on this feeble in-house imitation. Read full review

Vincent Canby

The performances are terrible—thin and overwrought in the manner of actors trying to improvise without an idea in their heads. Read full review

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VicFerrari

Oct 23, 2022

Low budget cult classic starring a demonic car that stalks a small mid-western US town. The car looks great and has genuine menace - it's out for blood, honking its horn as it gleefully mows down its victims. Endearing characters with a police force reminiscent of the Twin Peaks gang (whichLow budget cult classic starring a demonic car that stalks a small mid-western US town. The car looks great and has genuine menace - it's out for blood, honking its horn as it gleefully mows down its victims. Endearing characters with a police force reminiscent of the Twin Peaks gang (which came later). Mileage may vary according to taste - for me what borders on the ridiculous works here, with some creepy and surprising moments amidst the cheese.… Expand

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