The Cars That Ate Paris
1974 · 1h 31m · Comedy, Horror · Australia · Rated PG (US)
148 people live in the township of Paris and every one of them is a murderer.
After surviving a car accident, a young man finds himself trapped in the isolated town of Paris, where the local economy depends on deliberately causing crashes and salvaging the wreckage. As he becomes entangled in the town’s routines, tensions between its residents and a rebellious group of youths begin to surface.
Written & directed by
Peter Weir5.8Smart score
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australiacar accidentcrashdark comedyexperimenthospitalmurdersmall towntourist
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