24.10.09

race with the devil (1975)

"Hey everybody lighten up, its all over"
Frank and Roger (Warren Oates and Peter Fonda) take their wives offroad into the wilds of Texas, for a spot of dirt biking. Whilst camping one night they inadvertantly witness a satanic sacrifice. Obviously they then report it to the local sherrif, but returning to the scene he finds no evidence, so they continue on their way. Soon they find themselves being pursued by cult members and end up on the run for their lives.

A car chase road movie mixed with the occult. Oates and Fonda are well matched as a couple of friends caught up in something they have no knowledge or control over, and the direction keeps the thrills coming. A low budget flick, with a simplistic plot, that turns out to be an entertaining horror.

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