Death Car on the Freeway

Death Car on the Freeway
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Genre	Mystery Thriller
Written by	William Wood
Directed by	Hal Needham
Starring	Shelley Hack George Hamilton
Music by	Richard Markowitz
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Stanley Shpetner
Production location	Los Angeles
Cinematography	Bobby Byrne
Editor	Frank Morriss
Running time	91 minutes
Production company	The Shpetner Company
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 25, 1979 (1979-09-25)

Death Car on the Freeway is a 1979 American made-for-television crime thriller film starring Shelley Hack. In a plot similar to Steven Spielberg's Duel, this tells the story of an unseen driver who is dubbed "The Freeway Fiddler".

The cast features several TV veterans, including George Hamilton, Frank Gorshin, Peter Graves, Dinah Shore, Harriet Nelson, Barbara Rush and Abe Vigoda. Director Hal Needham appears in a supporting role. The face of the driver is never shown, and none of the stunt drivers who "acted him out" are credited for the role of "The Freeway Fiddler". Death Car on the Freeway first aired on CBS television on September 25, 1979 (presented as the CBS Tuesday Night Movie).

Plot

Janette Clausen is a television reporter investigating a series of freeway murders involving a psychopathic van driver who is deliberately targeting and killing female motorists by crashing into their cars. She pieces together clues while continuously facing opposition from those around her.

Cast

• Shelley Hack – Jan Claussen
• Peter Graves – Lieutenant Haller
• Frank Gorshin – Ralph Chandler
• George Hamilton – Ray Jeffries
• Harriet Nelson – Mrs. Sheel
• Barbara Rush – Rosemary
• Dinah Shore – Lynn Bernheimer
• Abe Vigoda – Mr. Frisch
• Alfie Wise – Ace Durham
• Robert F. Lyons – Barry Hill
• Tara Buckman – Jane Guston
• Morgan Brittany – Becky Lyons
• Nancy Stephens – Christine
• Hal Needham – Mr. Blanchard

External links

• Death Car on the Freeway at IMDb