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The small town of Paris, Australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells/salvages all valuables from the wrecks as a means of economy.The small town of Paris, Australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells/salvages all valuables from the wrecks as a means of economy.The small town of Paris, Australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells/salvages all valuables from the wrecks as a means of economy.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Herbert Nelson
- Man in House
- (as Herbie Nelson)
Charlie Metcalfe
- Clive Smedley
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe opening scenes that feature a couple driving in a car and smoking prominently displaying cigarettes were a parody of a commercial aired on Australian television at the time of the film's original release. Website 'Peterweircave' says of this: "The opening "advertisement", which many viewers seem to take as blatant product placement for Coke and Alpine cigarettes, was actually a spoof in itself. At the time it was made, movies in Australia were often preceded by ads for cigarettes and such. By putting this before the opening credits, Weir was fooling the viewers into thinking this was yet another ad."
- GoofsThe people thrown from the car in the first accident are obvious dummies.
- Alternate versionsUS version, titled _The Cars that Ate People (1974)_ was shortened to 74 minutes by the distributor, and star Terry Camilleri's voice is dubbed. The film was finally reissued in the USA at complete length in 1984.
- ConnectionsEdited into Terror Nullius (2018)
- SoundtracksRock of Ages
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Augustus Montague Toplady
Music by Thomas Hastings
Played at the church
Featured review
A camp horror classic and Weir's feature debut. It's smart, gross, cheeky, macabre and just great.
Don't watch it if you think low budget is the same as being 'amateurish' because it's not. And if you're not used to Australian English, well, try not to panic. Doesn't matter if you don't get every word - just go with it!
This is the kind of film you don't see much any more, perhaps a product of its era. They weren't thinking much about marketing or target demographics - these filmmakers were just having a lot of fun, experimenting and coming up with something unique. Genre crossing, challenging and freaky, it also taps into some big themes about Australian identity and paranoia.
Don't watch it if you think low budget is the same as being 'amateurish' because it's not. And if you're not used to Australian English, well, try not to panic. Doesn't matter if you don't get every word - just go with it!
This is the kind of film you don't see much any more, perhaps a product of its era. They weren't thinking much about marketing or target demographics - these filmmakers were just having a lot of fun, experimenting and coming up with something unique. Genre crossing, challenging and freaky, it also taps into some big themes about Australian identity and paranoia.
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- Also known as
- The Cars That Eat People
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- Budget
- A$250,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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