The cars that ate paris was peter weirs first major feature film. The cars that ate paris was released in the us under the title the cars that eat people. The cars that ate paris rewatched freaky foottothe. Nestled in a valley below a steep hillside, the parisians have converted an unpaved. An australian mayor john meillon tries to stop teens from wrecking his town with their gaudy cars. The strange cavalcade of cars of the plot climax must have been a key influence on the mad max films that followed this pioneering arthouse production. The film was radically different from other popular films shown in australia at the time and achieved cult status. The mayor appoints arthur the town parking inspector complete with brassard. Tower of evil film complet vf, tower of evil streaming complet vostfr, tower of. A small town in rural australia paris makes its living by causing car accidents and salvaging any valuables from the wrecks.
Pg 1h 31min comedy, drama, horror, scifi 11 june 1976 usa the small town of paris, australia deliberately causes car accidents, then. Paris lives off cars spare parts are their currency however, the source of their livelihood is about to turn against them. This squalid little shocker took peter wier into peter jackson territory remember bad taste and now district 9. Although the cars that ate paris lacked the enigmatic gossamer style of director peter weirs later work, such as picnic at hanging rock and the last wave, this suspenseful black comedy is hardly your runofthemill genre offering. Sisters of death 1976 poster horror movie posters, movie poster art, horror films. The film was finally reissued in the usa at complete length in 1984. In 1976, french director claude lelouch released a nineminute film depicting a car racing through the streets of a sleeping paris.
Since i have only watched the original version twice, i doubt that i would notice any of the subtle changes between the two films. It also helps age the movie that a few of the actors are no longer with us. It was his first feature film, and was also based on an original story he had written. The cars that ate paris is a older movie and it shows. One such unfortunate survivor is young arthur, who remains in paris after his recovery to work in. The cars that ate paris is a fascinating parody of smalltown australian values and a great early release from film maker peter weir. Arthur soon realizes the quaint hamlet has a sinister secret. After the death of his brother on the road, unemployed and unstable drifter arthur waldo stays for a while in the rural australian town of paris as the guest of the mayor, who hopes he will become a permanent member of the paris population. The movie takes place in the optimistically named paris. The cars that ate paris is a 1974 australian horror comedy film, produced by twin brothers hal and jim mcelroy and directed by peter weir. The cars that ate paris 1974 clip 1 on aso australias. Decades prior to getaway in stockhom claude lelouch put a camera on the nose of a ferrari 275 gtb and had a formula 1 driver take it at high speed through the morning streets of paris.
He soon begins to realize that there has been an extremely large number of car accidents in the area and that many of the townspeople are somehow involved. With terry camilleri, john meillon, kevin miles, rick scully. This version was reedited without peter weirs permission. The residents of a small australian town survive by causing traffic accidents, stripping the cars and stealing the valuables. The town of paris is in rural australia in the 1950 1960s. The cars that ate paris 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Weir hinted at his interest in this theme, with his first film, the cars that ate paris, shot over 27 days in 1974. The small town of paris, australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells salvages all valuables. The cars that ate paris vs the cars that eat people. In the swiftian beginnings of peter weirs irreverent first feature the cars that ate paris, a downturn in the economy has called for savage innovations in the rural town of paris, australia, where scrapped automobiles are the reigning source of currency. John meillon, max gillies, bruce spence, chris haywood, melissa jaffer, judy morris, candy raymond, paul sonkkila, terry camilleri, kevin miles, peter weir, cars that ate paris the plumber, cars that ate paris the plumber, peter weir, john meillon, max gillies, bruce spence, chris haywood, cars that ate paris the plumber, cars. Its surrounded by treacherous roads that are prone to car accidents.
Horror, action, drama, scifi movies fullhd best cinema tvseries videos online free watch. This clip is from an innovative australian film, the cars that ate paris, directed by australian peter weir 1944. Lying in a gently rolling range of hills, the town of paris has prospered from the hunting and destruction of cars. Still far from aware that the town of paris makes its living by killing passing motorists, survivor arthur terry camilleri finds his attempt to leave on foot thwarted, as metcalfe max gillies summons him back to see the mayor john meillon, in peter weirs the. The cars that ate paris sydney open journals online university. British empire films australia 1974 australia theatrical. The cars that ate paris gives off the impression of a lot of fertile ideas that dont quite jell into something coherent. The uncanny, the standard edition of the complete works of. Australia poster title peter weirs the cars that ate paris. It resists rational explanation and has a lot of firstfilmish lapses, but the mix of black humour. The cars that ate paris is a seminal and highly influential australian film, though by the. When arthur and his brother, george, have the misfortune of going through paris, they become victims as well. The small town of paris, australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells salvages. I watched it because i had seen it years ago and liked it.
Its a dark comedy and its satirical, but its also quite, quite insane. The cars that ate paris 1974 comedy, drama, horror, scifi. Australian filmmaker peter weirs satiric first feature is streets away from the quiet intensity of his moody picnic at hanging rock 1975 and the hushed apocalyptica of the last wave 1977. The small town of paris, australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sellssalvages all valuables from the wrecks as a means of economy.
Cars that ate paris, the 1974 movie clip the world. They snare motorists, dispose of the dead and conduct medical experiments on the injured. The buildings, the cars, the clothing, all show the age of the movie. The cars that ate paris rewatched freaky foottothepedal action mad max continues australias longstanding cinematic love affair with cars, but nothing can top the cars that ate paris for. It is arguably his most striking, offbeat and original work. George is killed when the parisians cause their car to crash, but arthur survives and is brought into the community as an orderly at the hospital. It premiered at the cannes film festival in 1974 and was released later the same year in australia.
The cars that ate paris pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the cars that ate paris pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. The cars that ate paris 1974 the residents of a small australian town survive by causing traffic accidents, stripping the cars and stealing the valuables. Shot mostly in the rural town of sofala, new south wales, the film is set in the fictional town of paris in which most of the inhabitants appear to be directly, or. Jones similar, apocalyptic american nightmare a boy and his dog, released the same year.
George is killed in the accident, and arthur is sent to a hospital where. Claude was later arrested for the stunt, but this film has become a cult. Original theatrical trailer for australian director peter weirs first feature length film. The cars that ate paris also known as the cars that eat people is a 1974 australian new wave film that marked the directorial debut of peter weir the paris of the title is a tiny town in the new south wales countryside. Beating george millers mad max 1979 to the punch as a reflection of the aussie mania for motor vehicles and open road, the cars that. From these thoughts came the ideas for the cars that ate paris, the tale of arthur waldo, a man who finds himself stranded in paris, australia after a car accident that killed his brother.