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1977 • 1h 36min • PG • Horror, Mystery, Action, Thriller

The Car

"Is it a phantom, a demon, or the devil himself?"

The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined to stop the murderous driver.

IMDb 6.2

RT 28%

MC 21

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Elliot Silverstein

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Michael Butler

Dennis Shryack

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Leonard Rosenman

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James Brolin

Wade Parent

Kathleen Lloyd

Lauren Humphries

John Marley

Everett

R.G. Armstrong

Amos Clements

John Rubinstein

John Norris

Elizabeth Thompson

Margie Johnson

Roy Jenson

Ray Mott

Kim Richards

Lynn Marie Parent

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