Join Now. All the wives are good for is crying and screaming and the husbands spend half their time comforting their wives, whose only brave deed is to go to a library and steal a book about witches. Race With The Devil has problems getting over the flat, TV-style direction by Cleopatra Jones director Jack Starrett, but it gets by on engaging drive-in goofiness, even if it's tough to swallow the idea that mid-'70s Texas swarmed with Satanists.
While Race with the Devil is a bit slower, it's a haunting, unforgettable experience. Race with the Devil doesn't quite measure up to Mad Max or even Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry as a drama, but with its thrills, mystery and legitimate scares, this film is an unquestionable good time.
Joins the likes of "Rosemary's Baby" and "Duel" as a nightmare that simply will not end. It was just goofy fun--probably the reason it caught on as a cult classic favorite. A wittily efficient quickie, the film is a winner all the way - a surprise, since Starrett's career thus far had been the movie director's equivalent of a criminal record.
One would think that Mr. Fonda and Mr. Oates had better things to do, but perhaps not. American movie production is in a bad state. My Movies. Race with the Devil. Confirm current pricing with applicable retailer. All transactions subject to applicable license terms and conditions. Screen Pass. When two couples head off on a Colorado vacation, they hope to ski, dirt bike and camp. But en route, they witness a satanic ritual with a human sacrifice.
After a local sheriff refuses to help them, the four are then repeatedly attacked by vicious cult members, and their dream vacation becomes a nightmare!
Director :. Jack Starrett. Frank Stewart : I don't drive too well when I'm asleep. Sign In. Play trailer Action Horror Thriller. Director Jack Starrett. Lee Frost Wes Bishop. Top credits Director Jack Starrett. See more at IMDbPro.
Trailer Race with the Devil. Photos Top cast Edit. Peter Fonda Roger as Roger. Warren Oates Frank as Frank. Loretta Swit Alice as Alice. Lara Parker Kelly as Kelly. Armstrong Sheriff Taylor as Sheriff Taylor. Clay Tanner Delbert as Delbert.
Phil Hoover Mechanic as Mechanic. Paul A. Partain Cal Mathers as Cal Mathers. James N. Karen Miller Kay as Kay. Keene Satanist as Satanist uncredited. Joyce King Librarian as Librarian uncredited. Jack Starrett. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Frank and Roger and their wives take off for Colorado in a recreational vehicle, looking forward to some skiing and dirt biking. While camping en route, they witness a Satanic ritual sacrifice, but the local sheriff finds no evidence to support their claims and urges them to continue on their vacation.
On the way, however, they find themselves repeatedly attacked by cult members, and they take measures to defend themselves.
Peter Fonda and Warren Oates are burning their bridges and a lot of rubber Did you know Edit. Trivia Jack Starrett : gas station attendant.
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