Movie

Revenge on the Highway

1992 · 97 min

A grim, single-minded hunt down dusty highways, carried by a father's raw grief and a slow, uneasy dread.

Overview: At his wedding Claude Sams has an argument with his son about his life-style; in anger Paul leaves. Together with a friend he sets out for Vegas to search a job. While changing a tire on the highway, he's killed by a passing truck. The police believes it's been an accident, but Claude doesn't accept this and frantically searches for a yellow truck and it's crazy driver at all truck stations.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, revenge, family, obsession
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
revenge
family
obsession
justice
Places: road trip
countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild