The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) [PG]

Release Date:
October 10, 1974

Original Title:
The Cars That Ate Paris

Alternate Titles:
Die Killer-Autos von Paris
Le macchine che distrussero Parigi
Les voitures qui ont mangé Paris
Los Coches que Devoraron Paris
Párizs, a roncskocsik Mekkája
The Cars That Eat People
Violência Por Acidente

Genres:
Comedy | Horror | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Royce Smeal Film Productions
Salt-Pan

Production Countries:
Australia

Ratings / Certifications:
FR: U  US: PG 

Runtime: 87

148 people live in the township of Paris and every one of them is a murderer.

After the death of his brother on the road, unemployed and unstable drifter Arthur Waldo stays for a while in the rural Australian town of Paris as the guest of the mayor, who hopes he will become a permanent member of the Paris population. Arthur soon realizes the quaint hamlet has a sinister secret: they orchestrate car accidents and rob the victims. Survivors are brought to the local hospital, lobotomized, and used for a local doctor's experiments.

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Art Direction:
David Copping

Director:
Peter Weir

Director of Photography:
John R. McLean

Editor:
Wayne LeClos

Makeup Artist:
Liz Michie

Original Music Composer:
Bruce Smeaton

Producer:
Hal McElroy
Jim McElroy

Screenplay:
Peter Weir

Sound Editor:
Sara Bennett

Sound Mixer:
Peter Fenton

Sound Recordist:
Ken Hammond

Story:
Peter Weir
Keith Gow
Piers Davies

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