A humble tv movie made for cbs in 1979, death car on the freeway arguably owes a lot to steven spielbergs duel, but it inspired a generation of filmmakers to follow, and is a direct ancestor to quentin tarantinos death proof. A 32yearold garden grove man apparently jumped to his death today from a fourlevel overpass on the orange 57 freeway and landed on the westbound san bernardino 10 freeway in pomona, a. Death car on the freeway 1979 directed by hal needham. California highway patrol investigating death on 5 freeway. Car diedfreewayi replaced the alternator and it drove. Death car on the freeway has a ridiculous premise a man in a van drives women off the road in broad daylight and just gets away every timei thought it might be like a situation where were following one woman as she drives and tries to escape the death car but no, he chases women in the double digits. Overview of death car on the freeway, 1979, directed by hal needham, with gloria stroock, alfie wise, abe vigoda, at turner classic movies. A diesel engine was offered, but none were ordered with it. Death car on the freeway 1979 09241979 us mystery, thriller, tv movie 1h 31m user score. San juan capistrano the california highway patrol was investigating the death of person on the southbound 5 freeway on wednesday night, emergency dispatchers said. Killjoy 1981, sisters of death 1976, city killer 1984, fear 1990, poison 2000. Interesting to know, pamela franklin, who you might.
Shelley hack survived on screen a lot longer than many people would have predicted back in 1980, costarring in the tv weeklies cutter to houston 1983 and jack and mike 198687, and delivering. A woman died and two men were injured in a collision on highway 50 thursday afternoon. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and tense films with plots about psychopath, murder, crimes, deadly, serial killer, danger and mystery mostly in thriller, mystery and horror genres. Death car on the freeway 1979 the movie database tmdb.
Former stuntman hal needham employed several of his old professional comrades in his madefortv death car on the freeway. Yes, final angel shelley hack switches to final girl as a newswoman fighting sexism in the workplace even as a man in a van the freeway fiddler. The 400a 16xt105 mta4001 is very usable for city driving in nearly all situations. The black van goes down a slope and joins the heavy traffic of another freeway. On 2014 we had our first edition with 14 films screened during november in two venues. Death car on the freeway tv movie 1979 plot summary imdb. Receive entries, sell tickets, promote and manage your event. Death car on the freeway 1979 hal needham, shelley hack, frank gorshin, peter graves july 31, 2018 a woman is badly shaken when she is run off the freeway and nearly killed by a crazy vandriver. Film festivals, screenplay contests, submissions filmfreeway.
These small commuter cars had a single seat and were powered by a 12 or 16 horsepower gasoline engine or a 4 hp electric motor. Starting in 1979, the international monetary fund imf had little choice but to. However, there turned out to be three freeway killers who operated independently of each other, but just happened to select similar victims from similar locations. This madefortv movie walked so death proof could run. Read the freeway movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. We specialize in offering rare, out of print dvds and movies for sale that you cant find elsewhere at fantastic prices.
Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Jan claussen shelley hack is a novice tv news anchor trying to prove herself as a serious investigative journalist in a maledominated field. With shelley hack, frank gorshin, peter graves, harriet nelson. Freeway is rude in the way the truth is rude only funnier. Submitting to festivals and contests has never been easier. We are huge movie buffs so we take great pride in bringing you the best possible dvd transfers.
Death car on the freeway film death car on the freeway 24 september 1979. Top 5 weird ww2 german prototypes that actually flew duration. Death car on the freeway first aired september 25, 1979. It was released in eastern europe in 2003 and southeast asia in 2004. The data are from the vital statistics death database. The improvement that death car makes on other wacky road movies is this. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from freeway at the discogs marketplace. Also, the child actors portray their characters excellently. An unknown, psychotic driver uses his van to kill unsuspecting.
Our festival covers any film with fantastic elements within the genre of thriller horror. Best movies like death car on the freeway bestsimilar. Man jumps from 57 freeway to his death claremont, ca patch. It also marks a pivotal point in us film history when tv movies were pushing boundaries harder than most theatrical ones when it. Wesley rickard, 79, of rancho murieta, was driving his silver 2014 honda civic in the no. Death car on the freeway is a 1979 american madefortelevision crime thriller film starring shelley hack. The car charges up most of the way from a short trip in 23 hours, so often drive it twice in a days time. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to. In a plot similar to steven spielbergs duel, this tells. Risky motorist behavior and frequent construction are aspects of these roadways that contribute to the shocking number of deaths per year, but some locals who take these.
Police probing possible costa mesa suicide on 55 freeway. Over 8,000 of the worlds best film festivals and screenplay contests, including 153 academy. Beware the fiddler on four wheels in death car on the freeway. Another car who gets caught in the fracas pushes the black van out of the freeway, but it comes back even more savagely for revenge. Death of money you will glimpse the dollars final days and the resultant. Michael jacksons death, for example, it was virtually impossible to find a television. The car is a little small to take on the freeway, but i do in good weather, drive it at 57 mph. A unknown, psychotic driver uses his van to kill unsuspecting female drivers on the freeway.
An unknown, psychotic driver uses his van to kill unsuspecting female drivers on the freeway. Death car on the freeway, movie made for tv, 1979 pictures provided by. Freeway is the debut album by russian pop duo smash it was released in eastern europe in 2003 and southeast asia in 2004. With the broadcast of death car on the freeway, the 1979 tvmovie by superstar stuntmanturneddirector hal needham smokey and the bandit, cbs attempted to leech off of abcs big push to. Local 5 dead in fiery crash, closing the 10 freeway in rialto a 10 freeway crash that left four dead on friday, feb. Death car on the freeway 1979 hal needham, shelley hack. We take great care in the creation of your rare dvds for sale so that the content is exactly what you would get from the original studio dvd or the best possible source available. Finally, it pushes janes car across the lanes so that another car crashes onto janes and her car is set on fire. In a plot similar to steven spielbergs duel, this tells the story of an unseen driver who is dubbed the freeway fiddler the cast features several tv veterans, including george hamilton, frank gorshin, peter graves, dinah shore, harriet nelson, barbara rush and abe vigoda. Americas most dangerous highways have three things in common.