australia,small town,experiment,tourist,dark comedy,murder,hospital,car accident,crash

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)

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148 people live in the township of Paris and every one of them is a murderer.

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 & Crew

Director
Peter Weir
  • Profile picture of John Meillon
    The Mayor John Meillon
  • Profile picture of Terry Camilleri
    Arthur Waldo Terry Camilleri
  • Profile picture of Kevin Miles
    Dr. Midland Kevin Miles
  • Profile picture of Max Gillies
    Metcalfe Max Gillies
  • Profile picture of Danny Adcock
    Policeman Danny Adcock
  • Profile picture of Bruce Spence
    Charlie Bruce Spence
  • Profile picture of Kevin Golsby
    Insurance Man Kevin Golsby
  • Profile picture of Chris Haywood
    Darryl Chris Haywood

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