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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. A spinoff sequel, The Car: Road to Revenge, was released on January 8, 2019, with Ronny Cox returning in the series.[4]