Race with the Devil

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Race with the Devil

Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by Jack Starrett
Produced by Paul Maslansky,
Wes Bishop
Written by Wes Bishop,
Lee Frost
Starring Peter Fonda,
Warren Oates,
Loretta Swit,
Lara Parker
R.G. Armstrong
Music by Leonard Rosenman
Cinematography Robert Jessop
Editing by John Link
Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (USA, theatrical)
Release date(s) 1975
Running time 88 min
Country Flag of the United States USA
Language English
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IMDb profile

Race with the Devil is a 1975 occult thriller and action film starring Peter Fonda (Easy Rider), Warren Oates (Two-Lane Blacktop), Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H) and Lara Parker (Dark Shadows). This was the second of three films Fonda and Oates would star together, including 92 in the Shade (1975) and The Hired Hand (1971). The film was a B-movie hybrid of the horror, action and car chase genres. A remake was planned in 2005, written by Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan, with Chris Moore (of Project Greenlight fame) to serve as director.[1]

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[edit] Synopsis

Roger Marsh (Peter Fonda) and Frank Stewart (Warren Oates), with their wives Kelly and Alice (Lara Parker, Loretta Swit), leave San Antonio in a recreational vehicle for vacation in Colorado. They decide to camp en route in a desolate area of central Texas, where they witness a Satanic ritual human sacrifice. After barely escaping with their lives, they report the incident to the local sheriff (R.G. Armstrong) who finds little evidence to support their claim. As they continue on their vacation, they find themselves repeatedly attacked by cult members and are forced to take violent measures to defend themselves.

[edit] Production

Race with the Devil was filmed on location in San Antonio, Bandera and Leakey, Texas. Director Jack Starrett later claimed he hired actual Satanists to serve as cult-member extras, though he probably stated this for publicity purposes.[2][3]Starrett, born and raised in Refugio, Texas, directed the similar B-movie action film A Small Town in Texas the following year.[4]

[edit] Remake

Directed by Chris Moore. With Roussel Dubois

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rotten Tomatoes, News Item. rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
  2. ^ Internet Movie Database, Filming Locations for Race with the Devil. imdb.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
  3. ^ Internet Movie Database, Trivia for Race with the Devil. imdb.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
  4. ^ Internet Movie Database, Biography for Jack Starrett. imdb.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.

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