Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Mild
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined to stop the murderous driver.
- small town
- supernatural
- desert
- frightened
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- John Rubinstein — John Norris
- Elizabeth Thompson — Margie Johnson
- Roy Jenson — Ray Mott
- Kim Richards — Lynn Marie Parent
- Kyle Richards — Debra Parent
- Kate Murtagh — Miss McDonald
- Doris Dowling — Bertha Clements
- Eddie Little Sky — Denson
- Read Morgan — Mac Gruder
- Geraldine Keams — Donna
- James Rawley — Thompson
- Directed
- Elliot Silverstein
- Written
- Lane Slate, Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack
Production
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 · 339 ratings
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, Hollywood Road Films
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.
