The Car -1977

[kennermike]

anyone else remember this film about Satan driving that Black sedan would love to see it again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFWea3Eu97E

[mego73]

I still have it recorded from Cinemax on the DVR, seen it years ago but haven't had a chance to rewatxh it yet.

[Mikey]

I love this movie.

A buddy burned me a copy of it about 3 years ago and i've watched it at least 5 times since then.

[lepage]

I love that film. They sold a die cast version of it some years ago.

Ertl 1/18 The Car Movie from 1977. no longer in stores | eBay

I loved the horn.

[Mikey]

A whole Futurama episode was based on it.

[SeattleEd]

It's out on DVD.
The Car

[kennermike]

It's out on DVD.
The Car

I will be at your house this weekend to watch it! LOL!

[Obibob]

I've always liked this movie. In fact, I think the Chrysler 300 has a bit of "The Car" vibe going for it...

[J.B.]

Saw it as a kid when it first came out in the theaters. I can still remember that thing doing angry donuts.

[ctc]

Neat!

Sure.... it's no "Killdozer," but it's at least as good as "Duel."

Don C.

[HardyGirl]

That's a great movie. I may have recorded it, but I can't remember.

[Mikey]

On this same note --- does anyone remember the 80's movie that ripped off The Car called Wheels of Terror ?

[mazinz]

if any of you have the Car recorded off of regular network television please get in touch. Tv edition had extra footage that was allegedly lost in the Universal fire from a few years back

[SeattleEd]

^The Universal backlot fire of '08 affected the Video Vault, not the film vault. Only digital copies were destroyed so all original footage is off site and archived. Nothing was lost other than copies that can be re-created from the masters.

I've heard rumors of there being a "R" version of the movie and is slightly longer (Over two hours). Nothing has ever been validated or surfaced other than hearsay. The only different versions that exist thus far are Anchor Bay version and Universal Version. Both exact same run times, the Universal being cleaner since it was mastered from the master but the audio is different.
AB is mixed to 5.1 surround while Universal is Digital Dolby 2.0 stereo. Also it appears some audio (SPFX & dialog) is missing from the Universal version but intact on the AB version.
Hence why the AB DVD commands more.

[babycyclops]

On this same note --- does anyone remember the 80's movie that ripped off The Car called Wheels of Terror ?

The only film called Wheels of Terror that I know is actually a war movie.
Maybe you're thinking of The Wraith, with Clint Howard.