The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)

10/10/1974 (AU) • 1h 27m

Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

148 people live in the township of Paris and every one of them is a murderer.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

John Meillon

The Mayor

Terry Camilleri

Arthur Waldo

Kevin Miles

Dr. Midland

Max Gillies

Metcalfe

Rick Scully

George Waldo

Danny Adcock

Policeman

Kevin Golsby

Insurance Man


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$250,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

australia

small town

experiment

tourist

dark comedy

murder

hospital

car accident

crash

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