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Race with the Devil

1975 · 88 min

A paranoid road thriller that tightens like a noose, blending highway chases with creeping dread as ordinary people are hunted by an unseen network.

Directed by
Jack Starrett
Genres
Action, Horror, Thriller
Tagline
If you're going to race with the devil, you've got to be as fast as Hell!
Overview
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

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Directed by
Jack Starrett
Genres
Action, Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • conspiracy
  • parenthood
  • fate
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror6
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, horror, thriller
Directed by
Jack Starrett
Written by
Lee Frost, Wes Bishop
Starring
Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, Lara Parker, R.G. Armstrong, Clay Tanner, Carol Blodgett, Phil Hoover
Music
Leonard Rosenman
Cinematography
Robert C. Jessup
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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