The Cars That Ate Paris
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- Runtime
- 87 mins
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. Arthur soon realizes the quaint hamlet has a sinister secret: they orchestrate car accidents and rob the victims. Survivors are brought to the local hospital, lobotomized, and used for a local doctor's experiments.
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. Arthur soon realizes the quaint hamlet has a sinister secret: they orchestrate car accidents and rob the victims. Survivors are brought to the local hospital, lobotomized, and used for a local doctor's experiments.
Cast
- John Meillon
- Terry Camilleri
- Kevin Miles
- Max Gillies
- Rick Scully
- Danny Adcock
- Bruce Spence
- Kevin Golsby
- Chris Haywood
- Peter Armstrong
- Joe Burrow
- Deryck Barnes
- Edward Howell
- Max Phipps
- Melissa Jaffer
Director
- Peter Weir
Producers
- Jim McElroy
- Hal McElroy
Screenwriter
- Peter Weir