MOVIE
The Cars That Ate Paris
148 people live in the township of Paris and every one of them is a murderer.
After surviving a car accident, a young man finds himself trapped in the isolated town of Paris, where the local economy depends on deliberately causing crashes and salvaging the wreckage. As he becomes entangled in the town’s routines, tensions between its residents and a rebellious group of youths begin to surface.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Cars That Ate Paris in its release era
Released in 1974, The Cars That Ate Paris sits inside the 1970s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1974-10-10
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 5.6/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Australia
- Studio
- Royce Smeal Film Productions, Salt-Pan
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