Race with the Devil | | Cast : | Peter Fonda, Warren Oates | | Director : | Jack Starrett | | Studio : | Anchor Bay Entertain | | Format : | Color, Widescreen | | Released Date : | June , 1975 | | DVD Released Date : | June 28, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | Another Peter Fonda Favorite! | Content
 | This is another one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. Peter Fonda fans, GET IT! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 01, 2005 | | Summary | "We're self-contained babe!" | Content
| Bout freaking-A-time! I have been waiting for this dvd FOREVER!!! On my birthday on July 29, I happen to be in a dvd store and I see a different Peter Fonda DVD on a shelf which makes me ask the question I always ask and yet know the answer; "I was wondering if you have a release date for Race With The Devil?" Not only does the guy have an answer but he says it shows we have 6 in stock! I was like... no way. It HAS to be a different movie. Has to be. Sure enough we walk over to the shelf and there it is; RWTD. I'm totally freaked. Totally. Not only that but it has extras!!
I really didn't care about the cover art as I stood there in the store though now reflecting on it it seems a shame that Warren didn't make the pic. Beyond that it's a fairly awful Photoshop chop job, even the font is not what it should be; I much preffered the racing stripes.
Looking beyond all that, and having viewed the extras I still say, for the price it was great, let alone the fact I would I have paid ANY PRICE. I had to import "Magic" from Korea, I'm still looking for "The Stepfather", "Race With the Devil" was just another one of those movies I love I could never find, "Sybil" being another. Where are these? Anyway, the Peter Fonda interview isn't that great but the commentary is quite revealing and quite awesome:)
I'm surprised that according to all involved the movie did as well as it did. Most people I know have never heard of this. Plus the action is kinda "Sunday Afternoon TV" but what I always loved about this movie was the chemistry between Warren and Peter, and wouldn't you know it (though I never knew it) they had made two other movies before this. I knew the chemistry was just right and turns out there was a reason.
Odd too how Warren was "Frank" giving Loretta many lines where she said the name "Frank" which always conjuers up old terrible himself Frank Burns.
I love just about everything about this movie, though the bike sequences tend to make the movie drag in parts, I love all the bit characters from Sherriff Taylor, to the couple in the RV park, to all the gas station guys, everyone just seemed suspiscious without really doing much to provoke it.
Lastly, the ending. I have always loved this and while it did leave it open for a two parter, what it really did was leave this movie open to your imagination as to what would happen next. I say they were able to start the RV and get away, but how much farther could they run? How wide spread was this cult? Those and many more questions should really be answered in the form of a novel. Because to try and recast this to extend the story now would be a train wreck inside of an RV; alas you can never recast Warren, Peter, Loretta, and Lara, they made this movie what it was.
NOTE: Dear Hollywood, please DO NOT try and remake this movie. It is quite clear you no longer have any ideas we all want to see, but we all have our memories so please do not tarnish them with your awful remakes. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 26, 2005 | | Summary | Not So Much A Race, Exactly, But Still A Nice Presentation... | Content
| I'll work backwards, somewhat, and start with the DVD extras in my review, since, for once, they actually affected how I felt about the movie. At least a little bit.
See, the main extra this DVD features is an interview with the 'star' Peter ('The Boston Strangler', 'Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry') Fonda. He gives an amiable enough interview, and has nothing but kind words for his friend and (the man I consider the real star of the piece) Warren Oates, but he consistently reminds us all that he had a load of fun, hanging out, filming, and actually getting PAID for it! Not just a check, either! Actual gross points - a percentage of the film - too! He covers this ground several times throughout the piece, and for some reason, it made me feel like he was gloating.., as if to say, "yeah, go work your crap job. I get to be chased in an RV by Satanists and hang out with Warren Oates all day! AND I GET MAD MONEY FOR DOING IT! So SCREW YOU!"
It made me a little jealous, is all.
But anyhow, he seems like a nice enough guy and he gets to be in fun little road/horror movie with Hot Lips herself (I never really understood the attraction - her mouth looks like a fleshy bear trap) and neat-o character actors - look for Jack Starret, RG Armstrong, and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' alumnus Paul Partain (briefly), among others. This flick gets a little repetitive, i.e. they stop somewhere, get chased, stop, chased, stop, chased, etc., but it still delivers in a pretty wicked and ominous ending and I don't think they ever let you really get bored once the plot starts a rollin'. It's a blast, and one HELL of a vacation. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 10, 2005 | | Summary | Great thriller | Content
| I first watched this movie in the summer of 97 and waited to this day for it to come out on DVD. I think it is an excellent thriller.
The plot mainly consists of two couples vacationing in Texas via a mobile home and accidentally witnessing a satanic ritual where a woman gets sacrificed. The group of devil worshippers spots them and hence the "race with the devil" through Texas begins. Everywhere the couple goes, they encounter members of the cult who wish to kill them, from the town sheriff, to the local mechanic, to the vacation trailer park. Anyone and everyone could be a member.
The movie has some good action sequences. Two which stand out are a high speed chase where the two men have to fight attackers on the motorhome and the scene where they encounter snakes in the home placed their by the satanists.
The ending is absolutely spectacular. Not many endings in movie history will top that one. Sorry, but I cannot give it away.
Only critism is the inconsistency in weather. The couples are vacationing in January, however, the weather appears more like spring rather than winter. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 10, 2005 | | Summary | Need A Fast Getaway?Get A Porsche 930 Turbo LIke The One I Drive | Content
| This movie takes me back to the Glory Days of my wild, misspent youth when Saturday night meant a HOT date, Cold Miller Beer, a pepperoni pizza and a good Drive In movie. This movie concerns two married couples who are embarking on a road trip in a 35 foot motorhome. The lesson I learned from this movie is if the Satanists are after you and you need a fast getaway then you should trade in your motorhome for a Porsche 930 Turbo like the one I drive. This movie has quite a few thrills plus a few scares. Perfect Drive In Movie Fare!!! |
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