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Subgenre Sampler
Stalker (1979)
- Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
Feat. Aleksandr Kajdanovsky, Alisa Frejndlikh, Anatoli Solonitsyn - A stark, apocalyptic vision into a world where the Stalker guides those who wish to enter the forbidden Zone. Intimate, dilatory work conjures images…
Stone (1979)
- Dir. Sandy Harbutt
Feat. Ken Shorter, Sandy Harbutt - Hailed as one of the great bikie movies, but with a few unintentional laughs along the way as renegade cop Stone (a John Farnham look and…
Convoy (1978)- Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine - Derived from the eponymous pop anthem, Kris Kristofferson's 'Rubber Duck' musters a band of disgruntled truckees to wage a protest.
Corvette Summer (1978)- Dir. Matthew Robbins
Feat. Mark Hamill, Annie Potts, Eugene Roche… - Benign comedy with Hamill heading to Vegas in pursuit of a Corvette Stingray stolen from his auto–shop class.
Driver, The (1978)- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani… - Memorable exercise in action stylistics from dir. Hill (THE WARRIORS), which opposes specialist getaway driver Ryan O’Neal with maniacal cop Bruce…
Backroads (1977)- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Bill Hunter - This short road–movie was a moody debut for dir. Noyce, laying out the tale of two drifters (one black, one white) who steal a car for an…
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)- Dir. Vincent McEveety
Feat. Dean Jones, Don Knotts - Second sequel to THE LOVE BUG, starring everybody's favourite Volkswagen, adds the extra panache to the Paris–Monte Carlo race.
Cannonball (1976)- Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. David Carradine, Paul Bartel - A kind of contemporary sequel to DEATH RACE 2000, David Carradine and Paul Bartel reteam for this self–consciously tacky road movie. Carradine…
Gumball Rally (1976)- Dir. Charles Bail
Feat. Michael Sarrazin, Gary Busey, Raul Julia - Dir. by stunt specialist Bail, this car race indulgence depicts an illegal jaunt across America with hotrods, motorbikes, sports cars and grand prix…
Kings of the Road (1976)- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Rudiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler, Lisa Kreuzer - Two men embark on an odyssey of discovery along Germany's East/West border. A thoughtful, illuminating road movie that will ultimately reward…
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