Race with the Devil (1975) on Netflix
PG19751h 28mActionAdventureHorror
Roger and Frank own a San Antonio motorcycle dealership. With wives Kelly and Alice they drive an RV toward Colorado and camp in central Texas, where the men witness a human sacrifice.
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- Netflix3.4/5
- IMDb6.6/108,389 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes71%
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Plot summary
Roger and Frank own a motorcycle dealership in San Antonio, and they set out with their wives, Kelly and Alice, in a recreational vehicle for a ski vacation in Aspen, Colorado. In a desolate meadow in central Texas the men race their bikes, and that night, while the women sleep, they watch a Satanic cult kill a person across a shallow river. The cult chases them, and they escape and report the murder to Sheriff Taylor, who suggests they likely saw hippies killing an animal. While the RV is cleaned, Kelly and Alice discover a rune pinned to its broken rear window and take books on occultism from the local library. A man in a red truck keeps watching them.
Cast
- Clay Tanneras Delbert
- Carol Blodgettas Ethel Henderson
- Phil Hooveras Mechanic
- Ricci Wareas Ricci Ware
- Karen Milleras Kay
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Race with the Devil (1975)
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- Screenwriter Lee Frost was originally hired to direct Race with the Devil but was replaced by Jack Starrett a week into shooting, after 20th Century Fox executives learned most of the dialogue was being improvised; stars Peter Fonda and Warren Oates nearly dropped out over it.
- The film's car stunts were accomplished by destroying a total of sixteen cars, two trucks and eight motorcycles during production.
- Director Jack Starrett claimed he hired actual Satanists to serve as cultist extras, though that statement was likely made for publicity purposes.
- Peter Fonda recalled that most of the shoot was at night, and that he and Warren Oates taped signs on their doors, in Spanish and English, saying do not disturb before 4:30 p.m.; they wrapped around 5 a.m. and drove back to the motel.
- Filmmaker Kevin Smith has said that Race with the Devil was a strong influence on his later film Red State, released in 2011.
