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May 13, 1977 (USA)
The Car is a 1977 American horror film 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 an 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, and was influenced by numerous "road movies" of the 1970s including Steven Spielberg's thriller Duel and Roger Corman's Death Race 2000. A spinoff sequel, The Car: Road to Revenge, was released on January 8, 2019, with Ronny Cox returning in the series.
Storyline
Two bicyclists are run down by a strange black car in the desert near a small town in Utah. But this is just the first in a series of hit-and-run murders. Sheriff Wade Parents (James Brolin) is called in to investigate, and his deputy, Everett (John Marley), is killed by the black sedan, which, some witnesses say, has no one behind its wheel. When the car threatens a local school parade, the lives of the town's children and Wade's teacher girlfriend, Lauren (Kathleen Lloyd), are endangered.
Sound Effects Used
- Dumbo Trumpet
- H-B CRASH, CARTOON - HEAVY METAL CAR CRASH WITH WOOD BREAK, AUTO (Heard once when the titular car pushes a police car with an officer inside off a cliff.)
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, CART - MINING CART DERAILS AND CRASHES
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, CHINA - SMALL POT BREAK ON CARPET
- Sound Ideas, MONSTER - ROAR, ANIMAL 02 (The last half is used for the titular car's engine roaring.)
- UNIVERSAL, CAR - THE CAR HONKING (Debut; used as the horn on the titular car.)
- UNIVERSAL, CAR - THE CAR REVVING (Debut; used as the engine on the titular car.)