Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 74 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Mild
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.
- california
- panic
- chase
- gas station
- falsely accused
- cliff
- deputy
- car crash
- truck
- salesman
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Lucille Benson — Lady at Snakerama
- Tim Herbert — Gas Station Attendant
- Alexander Lockwood — Old Man in Car
- Shirley O'Hara — Waitress
- Carey Loftin — The Truck Driver
- Charles Seel — Old Man
- Amy Douglass — Old Woman in Car
- Dick Whittington — Radio Interviewer (voice)
- Dale Van Sickel — Car Driver
- Lou Frizzell — Bus Driver (expanded cut only)
- Shawn Steinman — Girl on school bus (uncredited; expanded cut only)
- Directed
- Steven Spielberg
- Written
- Richard Matheson
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 2,134 ratings
- Studio
- Universal Television
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
