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The Cars That Ate Paris

The Cars That Ate Paris

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 10, 1974

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

User Score

55%

Original Title

The Cars That Ate Paris

Production Companies

Royce Smeal Film Productions, Salt-Pan

Director

Peter Weir

Budget

$250,000

Description

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.