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The Car (1977) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
Metascore: ☆ 2.1/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 3.0/10
The Car Plot Synopsis:
Near the small desert town of Santa Ynez, a mysterious black car runs down two teenage bicyclers en route to camp, then it hit-and-runs a hitchhiker with local Amos Clements as witness. Sheriff Everett puts his men on alert and plants road blocks in the area to arrest the murderer, but soon he himself falls victim to the car. Sheriff Wade Parent leads the hunt for the vehicle that threatens their town and seems impossible to locate. When his beloved girlfriend, teacher Lauren Humphries, challenges the driver in a cemetery, the car hunts her in her home. Wade realizes he might be dealing with supernatural powers.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A mysterious black, sleek automobile terrorizes everyone it comes into contact with in a small town in Utah. The local sheriff may be the only person who can stop this menace which has been possessed by pure evil.
Tagline: Is it a phantom, a demon, or the Devil himself?
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The Car Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1977 (more 1977 movies)
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Car Release Dates In Theaters: May 13, 1977
Writers: Dennis Shryack, Michael Butler, Lane Slate
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The Car Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| James Brolin | ... | Wade Parent |
| Kathleen Lloyd | ... | Lauren |
| John Marley | ... | Everett |
| R.G. Armstrong | ... | Amos |
| John Rubinstein | ... | John Morris |
| Elizabeth Thompson | ... | Margie |
| Roy Jenson | ... | Ray Mott |
| Kim Richards | ... | Lynn Marie |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Debbie |
| Kate Murtagh | ... | Miss McDonald |
| Robert Phillips | ... | Metcalf |
| Doris Dowling | ... | Bertha |
| Henry O''Brien | ... | Chas |
| Eddie Little Sky | ... | Denson |
| Lee McLaughlin | ... | Marvin Fats |
| Margaret Willey | ... | Navajo Woman |
| Read Morgan | ... | Mac Gruder |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | ... | Dalton (as Ernie Orsatti) |
| Joshua Davis | ... | Jimmy |
| Geraldine Keams | ... | Donna |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- James Brolin (b. July 18, 1940) – Wade Parent
Sign: Cancer, Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Also known as: Jim Brolin | James & Jane - Kathleen Lloyd (b. September 13, 1948) – Lauren
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Also known as: Kathleen Gackle | Kathy Gackle | Kathy Lloyd | Kathleen Llyod - John Marley, as Everett, passed away at age 76 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: John Marlieb - R.G. Armstrong, as Amos, passed away at age 95 in Studio City, California, USA.
Sign: Aries, Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Also known as: R. G. Armstrong | R.K. Armstrong | Robert Armstrong - John Rubinstein (b. December 8, 1946) – John Morris
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: Walden James | Walter Rego | John Rubenstein - Elizabeth Thompson – Margie
- Roy Jenson, as Ray Mott, passed away at age 80 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Also known as: Roy C. Jensen | Roy Jensen | Roy C. Jenson | Roy Cameron Jenson - Kim Richards (b. September 19, 1964) – Lynn Marie
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 1" (1.55 m)
Also known as: Kim | Kim Richards-Brinson | Kim Richards-Davis - Kyle Richards (b. January 11, 1969) – Debbie
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m)
Also known as: Kyle | Kyle Richards Umansky - Kate Murtagh, as Miss McDonald, passed away at age 96 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Also known as: Kate Murtah | Kate Murtaugh - Robert Phillips, as Metcalf, passed away at age 93 in .
Sign: Aries, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Also known as: Bobby Phillips | Bob Phillips | Robert R. Phillips - Doris Dowling – Bertha
- Henry O''Brien – Chas
- Eddie Little Sky, as Denson, passed away at age 71 in Penn.
Sign: Leo
Also known as: Eddie Littel | Eddie Little | Eddie Little-Sky | Eddie Littlesky | Eddie 'Little' Sky - Lee McLaughlin, as Marvin Fats, passed away at age 71 in Northridge, California, USA.
Sign: Taurus
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