The Cars That Ate Paris

The Cars That Ate Paris

87 mins | Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 10, 1974

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.

The Cars That Ate Paris

87 mins | Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 10, 1974

The Cars That Ate Paris
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Royce Smeal Film Productions, Salt-Pan
Original title The Cars That Ate Paris
Directors Peter Weir
Writers Piers Davies, Keith Gow, Peter Weir

Cast

John Meillon

as The Mayor

Terry Camilleri

as Arthur Waldo

Kevin Miles

as Dr. Midland

Max Gillies

as Metcalfe

Rick Scully

as George Waldo

Danny Adcock

as Policeman

Bruce Spence

as Charlie

Kevin Golsby

as Insurance Man

Chris Haywood

as Darryl

Peter Armstrong

as Gorman

Joe Burrow

as Ganger

Deryck Barnes

as Al Smedley

Edward Howell

as Tringham

Max Phipps

as Mulray

Melissa Jaffer

as Beth