The Cars That Ate Paris

The Cars That Ate Paris

Year: 1974

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: English

Director: Peter Weir

HorrorComedyScience FictionIntense violence and sexual transgressionTwisted dark psychological thriller

In the remote Australian settlement of Paris, 148 residents are all murderers. After his brother dies in a crash, drifter Arthur Waldo is taken in by the mayor, who hopes he’ll stay. Arthur soon discovers the town engineers fatal accidents, robs victims, and sends survivors to a hospital where a doctor lobotomises them for his experiments.

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