The Cars That Ate Paris

Oct 10, 1974

1h 27m

★ 5.5

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.

Genres

Comedy

Horror

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Royce Smeal Film Productions

Salt-Pan

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Cast

The Mayor

John Meillon

Arthur Waldo

Terry Camilleri

Dr. Midland

Kevin Miles

Metcalfe

Max Gillies

George Waldo

Rick Scully

Policeman

Danny Adcock

Charlie

Bruce Spence

Insurance Man

Kevin Golsby

Darryl

Chris Haywood

Gorman

Peter Armstrong

Ganger

Joe Burrow

Al Smedley

Deryck Barnes

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