The Car (1977 film)

The Car
The Car
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Elliot Silverstein
Written by	Michael Butler; Dennis Shryack; Lane Slate;
Story by	Michael Butler; Dennis Shryack;
Produced by	Marvin Birdt; Elliot Silverstein;
Starring	James Brolin; Kathleen Lloyd; John Marley; Elizabeth Thompson; Ronny Cox;
Cinematography	Gerald Hirschfeld
Edited by	Michael McCroskey
Music by	Leonard Rosenman
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Hollywood Road Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	May 13, 1977;
Running time	98 minutes
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, and was influenced by numerous "road movies" of the 1970s including Steven Spielberg's thriller Duel (1971) and Roger Corman's Death Race 2000 (1975).^{[citation needed]} A spinoff sequel, The Car: Road to Revenge, was released on January 8, 2019, with Ronny Cox returning in the series.^[4]

^ "THE CAR (AA)". British Board of Film Classification. May 16, 1977. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
^ "The Car". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on April 13, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
^ "Existential Dread on Wheels: The Car (1977)". September 19, 2013. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
^ "'The Car: Road to Revenge' Isn't Quite the Sequel You're Expecting". /Film. January 11, 2019. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2019.