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Directed by
Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg  
Written by
Richard Matheson Richard Matheson  
Cast
Dennis Weaver Dennis Weaver ... David Mann
Jacqueline Scott Jacqueline Scott ... Mrs. Mann
Eddie Firestone Eddie Firestone ... Cafe Owner
Lou Frizzell Lou Frizzell ... Bus Driver
Gene Dynarski Gene Dynarski ... Man in Cafe
Lucille Benson Lucille Benson ... Lady at Snakerama
Tim Herbert Tim Herbert ... Gas Station Attendant
Charles Seel Charles Seel ... Old Man
Shirley O'Hara Shirley O'Hara ... Waitress
Alexander Lockwood Alexander Lockwood ... Old Man in Car
Amy Douglass Amy Douglass ... Old Woman in Car
Dick Whittington Dick Whittington ... Radio Interviewer (voice)
Carey Loftin Carey Loftin ... The Truck Driver (as Cary Loftin)
Dale Van Sickel Dale Van Sickel ... Car Driver (as Dale VanSickle)
Uncredited Cast
Shawn Steinman Shawn Steinman ... Girl on school bus
Produced by
George Eckstein George Eckstein  
Original Music by
Billy Goldenberg Billy Goldenberg  
Additional Info
Premiere: November 10, 1971
Theatrical Release: April 22, 1983
DVD Release: August 17, 2004
Blu-ray Release: October 14, 2014
Country: United States
Distributor: Universal Studios
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
SkullJoy

5.7 / 10

IMDb

7.6 / 10

Metacritic

81 / 100

Production Companies
Universal Television (presents) (as Universal)
Distributors
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
  (1971) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
DiscoVision
  (1978) (USA) (video) (Laserdisc)
MCA Home Video
  (1982) (USA) (VHS)
MCA Videocassette
  (1982) (USA) (VHS)
Universal Pictures
  (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
MCA Home Video
  (1986) (USA) (VHS)
MCA/Universal Home Video
  (1995) (USA) (VHS)
Universal Studios Home Video
  (2004) (USA) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
  (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
  (2014) (USA) (DVD)
NBC Universal Television Distribution
  (2018) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
Filming Locations
10414 Bloomfield Street, Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (David Mann's House, opening scene)
16948 Vasquez Canyon Road, Canyon Country, California, USA
  (Crash of the truck)
Acton, California, USA
  (gas station - phone call to wife and radiator hose warning)
Agua Dulce Canyon Road, Agua Dulce, California, USA
Angeles National Forest, California, USA
Antelope Valley, California, USA
  (near)
Arcadia, California, USA
California State Route 14, California, USA
California, USA
Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (opening scenes)
Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (Mann is driving north on the 110 freeway through the four Figueroa St. tunnels at the beginning)
Godde Hill Road, Palmdale, California, USA
  (Final upgrade pass scene where radiator hose bursts)
Highway 5, California, USA
Indian Canyon Road, Acton, California, USA
Lancaster, California, USA
Le Chene - 12625 Sierra Highway, Agua Dulce, California, USA
  (Chuck's Cafe truck-stop)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Mystery Mesa, California 91350, USA
  (End scenes)
Palmdale, California, USA
Pearblossom, California, USA
Sand Canyon, California, USA
Saugus, California, USA
Sierra Highway, California, USA
Sierra Pelona Mountains, California, USA
  (near)
Soledad Canyon Road, Acton, California, USA
South Broadway, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (opening scenes)
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
  (Studio)
USA
Vasquez Canyon Road, Canyon Country, California, USA
  (David Mann's crash into hillside)
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