History Trivia / TheCar

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/RonnyCox usually plays villains with no redeeming qualities, so him playing a cop and recovering alcoholic who falls off the wagon upon crossing the DespairEventHorizon is a far more sympathetic role than his usual characters. Played with in that while that's what Ronny Cox is known for in the present day, up until his villainous roles in ''Film/{{Robocop}}'' and ''Film/TotalRecall'' he was mostly known for being cast as "sitcom dad" types, so his casting in this film fits with the roles he was getting at the time.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/RonnyCox usually plays villains with no redeeming qualities, so him playing a cop and recovering alcoholic who falls off the wagon upon crossing the DespairEventHorizon is a far more sympathetic role than his usual characters.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the original script, The Car had a driver who was hinted to be the devil himself. The Car also specifically targeted "good people" (current and even former Christians) because it was so evil.
* WorkingTitle: The script that the movie was based on was called ''Wheels''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the original script, The Car had a driver who was hinted to be the devil himself.
* WorkingTitle: The script that movie was based was called ''Wheels''.

* ColbertBump: Clips from the film were used by Ricardo Autobahn in his music video "''The Golden Age of Video''."

* ToTheTuneOf: Main theme is based on "Dies Irae".

* HeyItsThatGuy: James Brolin as Wade.
** Good old R.G. Armstrong as Amos, who's been all over the place.
** [[Film/BeverlyHillsCop Lt. Bogomil]] (or is it [[Film/RoboCop1987 Dick Jones]]?) as Luke.
** Wade's daughters Lyn Marie and Debbie are played by real sisters Kim and Kyle Richards, who played the older (relatively speaking) and younger versions of Tia in ''Film/EscapeToWitchMountain''.
** Everett once got a [[Film/TheGodfather horse head]] [[Film/TheGodfather in his bed]].
** Mike the janitor from ''[[Film/{{Creepshow}} Creepshow]]'' appears as a grieving father.
** Deputy Thompson also performed surgery on the [[Film/TheCreatureWalksAmongUs Gillman]].
** Deputy Dalton was also a [[Film/TheToweringInferno fireman]] and on board the doomed luxury liner the ''[[Film/ThePoseidonAdventure Poseidon]]'' (being stuntman Ernie F. Orsatti).
** Also an automotive version, in that the man who made the Car also made the Batmobile for ''Series/{{Batman}}''.

** [[Film/BeverlyHillsCop Lt. Bogomil]] (or is it [[Film/RoboCop Dick Jones]]?) as Luke.

** Also an automotive version, in that the man who made the Car also made the Batmobile for [[Series/{{Batman}} the 60's ''Batman'' show]].

** Also an automotive version, in that the man who made The Car also made the Batmobile for [[Series/{{Batman}} the 60's Batman show]].

Creator/StephenKing also mentions it in his book ''Danse Macabre'' as being the inspiration for ''Literature/{{Christine}}''.

* ColbertBump: Clips from the film (primarily culled from the trailer) were used by Ricardo Autobahn in his music video "''The Golden Age of Video''."
* HeyItsThatGuy: James Brolin as Wade. Creator/StephenKing also mentions it in his book ''Danse Macabre'' as being the inspiration for ''Literature/{{Christine}}''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: James Brolin as Wade.

** [[Film/BeverlyHillsCop Lt. Bogomil]] as Luke.

** Deputy Dalton was also a [[Film/TheToweringInferno fireman]] ''and'' on board the doomed luxury liner the ''[[Film/ThePoseidonAdventure Poseidon]]''.

** Wade's daughters Lyn Marie Debbie are played by real sisters Kim and Kyle Richards, who played the older (relatively speaking) and younger versions of Tia in ''Film/EscapeToWitchMountain''.

** Mike from ''[[Film/{{Creepshow}} Creepshow]]'''s ''[[Film/{{Creepshow}} The Crate]]'' appears as a grieving father.

** Mike from ''[[Film/{{Creepshow}} Creepshow's]]'' ''[[Film/{{Creepshow}} The Crate]]'' appears as a grieving father.

** Mike from ''[[Film/{{Creepshow}} Creepshow's]]''[[Film/{{Creepshow}} The Crate]]'' appears as a grieving father.

** Also an automotive version, in that the man who made The Car also made the Batmobile for [[{{Batman}} the 60's Batman show]].

* GodSaveTheKing: Main theme is based on "Dies Irae".
* HeyItsThatGuy: James Brolin as Wade.