The Car

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

James Brolin

Wade Parent

Kathleen Lloyd

Lauren Humphries

John Marley

Everett

R.G. Armstrong

Amos Clements

John Rubinstein

John Norris

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Elizabeth Thompson

Margie Johnson

Roy Jenson

Ray Mott

Kim Richards

Lynn Marie Parent

Kyle Richards

Debra Parent

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Kate Murtagh

Miss McDonald

Doris Dowling

Bertha Clements

Eddie Little Sky

Denson

Read Morgan

Mac Gruder

Geraldine Keams

Donna

James Rawley

Thompson

Melody Thomas Scott

Suzie Pullbrook

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Bryan O'Byrne

Wally

Don Keefer

Dr. Pullbrook

Ronny Cox

Luke

Leslie Hoffman

High School Student (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Loyd S. Papez Art Direction
• John McCarthy Jr. Set Decoration

Camera

• Gerald Hirschfeld Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Rick Sharp Makeup Artist

Crew

• Ted Koerner Special Effects
• Kevin Pike Special Effects
• Everett Creach Stunt Coordinator
• A.J. Bakunas Stunts

Directing

• Elliot Silverstein Director
• Robert Latham Brown Second Assistant Director
• Gary Daigler First Assistant Director

Editing

• Michael McCroskey Editor
• Todd C. Ramsay Associate Editor

Production

• Marvin Birdt Producer
• Elliot Silverstein Producer

Sound

• Leonard Rosenman Original Music Composer
• Kevin F. Cleary Sound
• James R. Alexander Sound

Visual Effects

• Albert Whitlock Visual Effects

Writing

• Michael Butler Story
• Michael Butler Screenplay
• Dennis Shryack Story
• Dennis Shryack Screenplay
• Lane Slate Screenplay