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Horror

Crash!

- An Occult Object Takes Possession of a Driverless Car and Causes One Spectacular Crash After Another Until Fifty Cars Are Pounded Into a Mass of Twisted Metal

After a professor is crippled in a car accident, he blames his wife for the ordeal and attempts to have her killed using the same means. Now hospitalized with amnesia, she appears to be protected by a tiny voodoo trinket that she still clutches in her hand, which possesses her car and other objects, causing mayhem throughout the city.

Release Date : 1976-12-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Group 1 International Distribution Organization Ltd.BLC Services Inc.Full Moon Features

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Death RideAkaza, the God of Vengeance

Cast

José Ferrer

Character Name : Marc Denne

Original Name : José Ferrer

Gender : Male

Sue Lyon

Character Name : Kim Denne

Original Name : Sue Lyon

Gender : Female

John Ericson

Character Name : Dr. Gregg Martin

Original Name : John Ericson

Gender : Male

Leslie Parrish

Character Name : Kathy Logan

Original Name : Leslie Parrish

Gender : Female

John Carradine

Character Name : Dr. Welsey Edwards

Original Name : John Carradine

Gender : Male

Jerome Guardino

Character Name : Lt. Pegler

Original Name : Jerome Guardino

Gender : Male

Richard Band

Character Name : Contractor

Original Name : Richard Band

Gender : Male

Gary Baxley

Character Name : Impound Yard Officer

Original Name : Gary Baxley

Gender : Male

Ron Carter

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Ron Carter

Gender : Male

Barry Chase

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Barry Chase

Gender : Male

Rick Deming

Character Name : Boy in Van

Original Name : Rick Deming

Gender : Male

Paul Dubov

Character Name : Dr. Cross

Original Name : Paul Dubov

Gender : Male

John Hayes

Character Name : Man Driving Car

Original Name : John Hayes

Gender : Male

Dwight Krizman

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Dwight Krizman

Gender : Male

Reggie Nalder

Character Name : Man at Swap Meet

Original Name : Reggie Nalder

Gender : Male

Margaret O'Heron

Character Name : Nagging Wife

Original Name : Margaret O'Heron

Gender : Male

Dawn Orr

Character Name : Girl in Van

Original Name : Dawn Orr

Gender : Male

Lenny Shabes

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Lenny Shabes

Gender : Male

Speed Stearns

Character Name : '56 Ford Driver

Original Name : Speed Stearns

Gender : Male

John Tilton

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : John Tilton

Gender : Male

Charles Band

Character Name : Motorist (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Band

Gender : Male

Bill Williams

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-12-19

**_The Dukes of Hazzard meets The Exorcist with José Ferrer and Sue Lyon_** A young woman (Lyon) innocently purchases a mysterious idol-trinket that remarkably helps her in dealing with her bitter crippled husband (Ferrer), specifically in the form of a possessed black Camaro. John Ericson plays the concerned doctor and Leslie Parrish her nurse. John Carradine has a negligible role. “Crash!” (1976) is the second movie by ‘B’ filmmaker Charles Band (and arguably his first). It’s basically a less competent (and more obscure) version of “The Car” and technically beat that one to release. Both would inspire the superior “Christine” and all were likely influenced by “Killdozer.” While I’m giving this mid-70’s oddity a relatively low grade due to non-sensical storytelling, questionable filmmaking, lousy acting (particularly Ericson) and totally unconvincing vehicle explosions, it has its highlights for those interested. For instance, the red-eyed ‘possession’ scenes are well done and very creepy. So, yeah, it’s a bad movie, but it has its points of interest and is strangely compelling despite its glaring flaws. Lyon is best known as the alluring teen in “Lolita” and “The Night of the Iguana.” Here, she was 30 years-old during shooting and too thin IMHO. As for Parrish, you might remember her from her notable part in the Star Trek episode “Who Mourns of Adonais” from a decade prior. While my title blurb describes this as “The Dukes of Hazzard meets The Exorcist,” the Dukes of Hazzard wouldn’t even debut for another 2.5 years when this was initially released. So, motor-mayhem flicks from the mid-70’s, like “Eat My Dust,” would be more apt. The movie runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in Fillmore, California (substituting for San Cecilia), which is roughly 45 miles northwest of Los Angeles. GRADE: C-/C