Movies / The Driver (1978)
Runtime: 91 min
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Languages: English
Walter Hill's stripped down neo-noir features a protagonist who makes the laconic boxer of the director's similar Hard Times (1974) seem logorrheic by comparison. The film's tone is set in the opening scene as the Driver (Ryan O'Neal) gloms a V-8 sedan and proceeds to whip through claustrophobic parking garages, narrow alleyways, and sundry other high-risk macadam, as he demonstrates why he's known as the best getaway driver in the business to some potential clients, before giving his vehicle a proper burial. Such plot as there is in this highly abstract film concerns the Driver's cat and mouse game with the Detective (Bruce Dern), an employee of the constabulary of an unnamed city, intent on his arrest. A mysterious and beautiful woman, the Player (Isabelle Adjani), soon appears on the Driver's radar, a perfect match for his taciturnity. ~ Michael Costello, Rovi
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Walter Hill | ... |
Writers (1) | Credit |
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Walter Hill | (written by) |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Michael Small | ... |
Editors (2) | Credit |
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Robert K. Lambert | ... |
Tina Hirsch | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Philip H. Lathrop | (as Philip Lathrop) |
Actors (27) | Credit |
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Allan Graf | Uniformed Cop |
Angelo Lamonea | Patron |
Bill McConnell | Passenger |
Bob Minor | Green Mask |
Bruce Dern | The Detective |
Denny Macko | Exchange Man |
Felice Orlandi | Gold Plainclothesman |
Fidel Corona | Card Player |
Frank Bruno | The Kid |
Isabelle Adjani | The Player |
Joseph Walsh | Glasses |
Karen Kleiman | Patron |
Matt Clark | Red Plainclothesman |
Nick Dimitri | Blue Mask |
Patrick Burns | Patron |
Peter Jason | Commuter |
Richard Carey | Floorman |
Ronee Blakley | The Connection |
Rudy Ramos | Teeth |
Ryan O'Neal | The Driver |
Sandy Brown Wyeth | Split |
Steve Moriarty | Person at Train Station / Driver (uncredited) |
Tara King | Frizzy |
Thomas Myers | Passenger |
Victor Gilmour | Boardman |
William Hasley | Commuter |
Will Walker | Fingers |