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The Cars That Ate Paris
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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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.
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