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* DaylightHorror: The Car's first few attacks take place during the day.
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* NoEscapeButDown: Said almost word for word by Ray as he chases the Car towards a dead end; "There's no way down but straight down!". This how he meets his end, when the Car pushes his cruiser off the side of a cliff where it explodes into flames as it tumbles down the mountain. Not only that, but Ray's burning corpse is shown being flung out of the flaming cruiser.
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* NoEscapeButDown: Said almost word for word by Ray as he chases the Car towards a dead end; "There's no way down but straight down!". This how he meets his own end, when the Car pushes his cruiser off the side of a cliff where it explodes into flames as it tumbles down the mountain. Not only that, but Ray's burning corpse is shown being flung out of the flaming cruiser.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: The Car runs over John Norris for [[FlippingTheBird flipping it off.]] Four times.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: DisproportionateRetribution:
** The Car runs over John Norris for [[FlippingTheBird flipping it off.]] Fourtimes.times.
** Later, it [[spoiler:kills Lauren for taunting it from the cemetery.]]
** The Car runs over John Norris for [[FlippingTheBird flipping it off.]] Four
** Later, it [[spoiler:kills Lauren for taunting it from the cemetery.]]
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* TheAlcoholic: Deputy Luke Johnson ''was'' one, and he briefly falls {{off the wagon}} [[DespairEventHorizon when both Pete and]] [[spoiler:[[DespairEventHorizon Everett]]]] [[DespairEventHorizon get murdered on the same day]]. He gets it back under control after [[WhatTheHellHero he foolishly forgets to warn the local school not to hold their parade practice, which leads to the deaths of five fellow deputies.]]
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* TheAlcoholic: Deputy Luke Johnson ''was'' one, and he briefly falls {{off the wagon}} when [[DespairEventHorizon when both Pete and]] [[spoiler:[[DespairEventHorizon Everett]]]] [[DespairEventHorizon get murdered killed on the same day]]. He gets it back under control after [[WhatTheHellHero he foolishly forgets forgetting Wade's orders to warn have the local school not to hold their marching band cancel its parade practice, which leads to the deaths of five fellow deputies.]]
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* CoolTeacher: The film awkwardly attempts to make Lauren come off as one by having her dismiss a boy drawing a picture of her naked as harmless fun to her crabby boss.
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* CoolTeacher: The film awkwardly attempts to make Lauren come off as one by having her dismiss a boy drawing a picture of her naked as harmless fun to her the [[DeanBitterman crabby boss.principal]].
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* CopKiller: The Car murders countless cops, even murdering [[spoiler:Everett]] in front of the police station.
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* CopKiller: The Car murders countless cops, even murdering running over [[spoiler:Everett]] in front of the police station.
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* DisconnectedByDeath: [[spoiler:Lauren]] is on the phone with Wade when the Car kills her by driving through the middle of her house and running her over.
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* DisconnectedByDeath: [[spoiler:Lauren]] is on the phone with Wade when the Car kills her by driving right through the middle of her house and running her over.
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* DisconnectedByDeath: Lauren is on the phone to Wade when the Car kills her by running her over by driving through the middle of her house.
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* DisconnectedByDeath: Lauren [[spoiler:Lauren]] is on the phone to with Wade when the Car kills her by running her over by driving through the middle of her house.house and running her over.
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* DeathlyDiesIrae: Used as both the film's opening theme and the Cat's {{Leitmotif}}.
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* DeathlyDiesIrae: Used as both the film's opening theme and as the Cat's Car's {{Leitmotif}}.
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A 1977 horror film directed by Elliot Silverstein, ''The Car'' is exactly what would you get [[JustForFun/XMeetsY if you crossed]] ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' with ''Film/{{Duel}}'', minus the Creator/{{S|tevenSpielberg}}pielberg. The cast includes Creator/JamesBrolin, Creator/KathleenLloyd, Creator/JohnMarley, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/RGArmstrong, and Creator/JohnRubinstein.
Out of nowhere, a car appears in the [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere fictional Utah town of Santa Ynez]]. But not just any car: It is a [[CoolCar heavily modified black 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III]], which proceeds to mercilessly [[VehicularAssault run down]] local citizens. The local police force is baffled by this, especially given the sketchy claims from eyewitnesses that the car had no plates, and much more oddly, no driver...
Out of nowhere, a car appears in the [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere fictional Utah town of Santa Ynez]]. But not just any car: It is a [[CoolCar heavily modified black 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III]], which proceeds to mercilessly [[VehicularAssault run down]] local citizens. The local police force is baffled by this, especially given the sketchy claims from eyewitnesses that the car had no plates, and much more oddly, no driver...
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A 1977 horror film directed by Elliot Silverstein, ''The Car'' is exactly what would you get [[JustForFun/XMeetsY if you crossed]] ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' with ''Film/{{Duel}}'', ''Film/{{Duel}}''. (But minus the Creator/{{S|tevenSpielberg}}pielberg. Creator/{{S|tevenSpielberg}}pielberg.) The cast includes Creator/JamesBrolin, Creator/KathleenLloyd, Creator/JohnMarley, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/RGArmstrong, and Creator/JohnRubinstein.
Out of nowhere, a car appears in the [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere fictional Utah town of Santa Ynez]]. But not just anycar: It car – it is a [[CoolCar heavily modified modified, black 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III]], which proceeds to mercilessly [[VehicularAssault run down]] local citizens. people down]]. The local police force sheriff's department is baffled by this, especially given the sketchy claims from eyewitnesses that the car had no plates, and plates – and, much more oddly, no driver...
Out of nowhere, a car appears in the [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere fictional Utah town of Santa Ynez]]. But not just any
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* HonkingArrivingCar: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]]. The killer automobile blares its horn just before [[spoiler:driving through Lauren's home and running her over while she's on the phone.]]
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* HonkingArrivingCar: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]]. The killer automobile blares its horn whenever approaching its victims, most notably just before [[spoiler:driving through Lauren's home house and running her over while she's on the phone.]]
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* HonkingArrivingCar: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]]. The killer automobile blares its horn just before driving through Lauren's home and running her over while she's on the phone.
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* HonkingArrivingCar: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]]. The killer automobile blares its horn just before driving [[spoiler:driving through Lauren's home and running her over while she's on the phone.]]
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* POVCam: We get a number of shots from inside the Car, looking through its dark reddish-orange tinted windshield as it bears down on victims.
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* POVCam: We get a number of shots from inside the Car, looking through its dark reddish-orange tinted windshield as it bears down on its victims.
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* PlotArmor: Wade. After killing countless police officers who pursued it, the car comes across Wade who stands in the middle of the road and draws his gun on it. Rather than just run him down, it slows to a stop and sits there, likely so Wade can find out the hard way that bullets have no effect on it. When he attempts to get a look at the driver, the Car just knocks him out and leaves him on the side of the road.
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* PlotArmor: Wade. After killing countless police officers who who've pursued it, the car Car comes across Wade Wade, who stands in the middle of the road and draws his gun on it. Rather than just run him down, it slows to a stop and sits there, likely so Wade can find out the hard way that bullets have no effect on it. When he attempts to get a look at the driver, the Car just knocks him out and leaves him on the side of the road.
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* LoudOfWar: The Car's horn is extremely loud, and is variously used to intimidate victims and as a sort of BondOneLiner, coupled with the equally loud engine. At one point, [[GlassShatteringSound it gets so loud that it shatters some windows.]]
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* LoudOfWar: The Car's horn is extremely loud, loud (more like a semi's air horn than a normal car horn), and is variously used to intimidate or taunt victims and as a sort of BondOneLiner, coupled with the equally loud engine. At one point, [[GlassShatteringSound it gets so loud that it shatters some windows.]]
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* PlotArmor: Wade. After killing countless police officers who pursued it, the car comes across Wade who stands in the middle of the road and draws his gun on it. Rather than just run him down, it slows to a stop and sits there, likely so Wade can find out the hard way that bullets have no effect on it. When he attempts to get a look at the driver, The Car just knocks him out and leaves him on the side of the road.
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* PlotArmor: Wade. After killing countless police officers who pursued it, the car comes across Wade who stands in the middle of the road and draws his gun on it. Rather than just run him down, it slows to a stop and sits there, likely so Wade can find out the hard way that bullets have no effect on it. When he attempts to get a look at the driver, The the Car just knocks him out and leaves him on the side of the road.
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* POVCam: We get a number of shots from inside the Car, looking through its dark reddish-orange tinted windshield as it bears down on victims.
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A 1977 horror film directed by Elliot Silverstein, ''The Car'' is exactly what would you get [[JustForFun/XMeetsY if you crossed]] ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' with ''Film/{{Duel}}'', minus the Creator/{{S|tevenSpielberg}}pielberg.
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A 1977 horror film directed by Elliot Silverstein, ''The Car'' is exactly what would you get [[JustForFun/XMeetsY if you crossed]] ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' with ''Film/{{Duel}}'', minus the Creator/{{S|tevenSpielberg}}pielberg.
Creator/{{S|tevenSpielberg}}pielberg. The cast includes Creator/JamesBrolin, Creator/KathleenLloyd, Creator/JohnMarley, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/RGArmstrong, and Creator/JohnRubinstein.
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Enter [[TheHero Chief Deputy Wade Parent]] (Creator/JamesBrolin), who must find out who or what is driving the damn thing and how to stop it, and hopefully protect his kids, his girlfriend Lauren (Creator/KathleenLloyd), and, well, ''everybody else'' in town from this motorized menace.
The film stars several well-known character actors, such as the aforementioned Brolin, Creator/JohnMarley, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/RGArmstrong, and Creator/JohnRubinstein.
The film stars several well-known character actors, such as the aforementioned Brolin, Creator/JohnMarley, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/RGArmstrong, and Creator/JohnRubinstein.
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Enter [[TheHero Chief Deputy Wade Parent]] (Creator/JamesBrolin), (Brolin), who must try to find out who or what is driving the damn thing and how to stop it, and while – hopefully protect – protecting his kids, his girlfriend Lauren (Creator/KathleenLloyd), (Lloyd), and, well, ''everybody else'' in town from this the motorized menace.
The film stars several well-known character actors, such as the aforementioned Brolin, Creator/JohnMarley, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/RGArmstrong, and Creator/JohnRubinstein.
menace.
The film stars several well-known character actors, such as the aforementioned Brolin, Creator/JohnMarley, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/RGArmstrong, and Creator/JohnRubinstein.
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* ToTheTuneOf: The main theme by Leonard Rosenman is based on the Latin hymn "Dies Irae".
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* ToTheTuneOf: The main theme by Leonard Rosenman is based on the Latin hymn "Dies Irae".Irae" (well known for its use in ''Film/TheShining'' three years later).
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* WouldHurtAChild: The Car's first victims are a pair of teenage cyclists, and would likely have killed many of the kids at the band parade rehearsal if they hadn't been herded into the cemetery.
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* WouldHurtAChild: The Car's first victims are a pair of teenage cyclists, and it would likely have killed many most if not all of the kids at the band parade rehearsal if they hadn't been herded into the cemetery.
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* WouldHurtAChild: The Car's first victims are a pair of teenage cyclists, and would likely have killed many of the kids at the band parade rehearsal if they hadn't been herded into the cemetery.