The Cars That Ate Paris
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The Cars That Ate Paris is a 1974 Australian cult horror-comedy film directed by Peter Weir, known for its darkly satirical take on small-town life and car culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Cars That Ate Paris canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bruce Spence
NERFINISHED
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Chris Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ John Meillon NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Camilleri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstRelease | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| depicts |
car accidents
ⓘ
economic exploitation ⓘ medical experimentation ⓘ |
| director | Peter Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Roadshow Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
horror ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Cars That Eat People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Australian cult cinema ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Terry Camilleri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bruce Smeaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fiction ⓘ |
| notableElement | spiked Volkswagen Beetle car design ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darkly satirical depiction of rural Australian town
ⓘ
modified and weaponized cars ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian New Wave cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Australian Film Development Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Max Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-08-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Peter Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional town of Paris, Australia ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adults ⓘ |
| theme |
car culture
ⓘ
dark satire ⓘ small-town life ⓘ |
| title | The Cars That Ate Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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