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English. Budget. $250,000 [1] The Cars That Ate Paris is a 1974 Australian horror comedy film, produced by twin brothers Hal and Jim McElroy and directed by Peter Weir. It was his first feature film, and was also based on an original story he had written. Shot mostly in the rural town of Sofala, New South Wales, the film is set in the fictional ...
- $250,000
- Hal and Jim McElroy
Jun 11, 1976 · The Cars That Ate Paris: Directed by Peter Weir. With John Meillon, Terry Camilleri, Kevin Miles, Rick Scully. The small town of Paris, Australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells/salvages all valuables from the wrecks as a means of economy.
- Peter Weir
- 64
- 3 min
The Cars That Ate Paris. The residents of a small Australian town survive by causing traffic accidents, stripping the cars and stealing the valuables. When Arthur (Terry Camilleri) and his brother ...
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- Peter Weir
- PG
- Terry Camilleri
Sep 27, 2013 · Cars That Ate Paris, The (1974) -- (Movie Clip) Both Killed Instantly Brothers Arthur and George (Terry Camilleri, Rick Scully) towing their caravan around New South Wales, come to trouble in the town of Paris, where we meet Metcalfe (Max Gillies), the doctor (Kevin Miles) and "Ganger" (Joe Burrow), in Peter Weir's first feature, The Cars That Ate Paris, 1974.
- Peter Weir
- Terrance Camilleri
One dark evening, George dies after crashing the car and caravan while driving off a winding rural road outside the small town of Paris, while Arthur is relatively unharmed. Arthur feels guilty as he feels George would still be alive if he was driving. Although he was asleep right before the accident, Arthur remembers seeing a blinding bright ...
Directed by Peter Weir • 1974 • Australia. Starring Terry Camilleri, John Meillon, Kevin Miles. The debut feature from Australian New Wave legend Peter Weir is a brilliantly original blend of cracked comedy and macabre horror that Stanley Kubrick selected as one his all-time favorite films. Woe be to any outsider who inadvertently stumbles ...