Death Car on the Freeway

Death Car on the Freeway is a 1979 American made-for-television crime thriller film starring Shelley Hack. In a plot similar to Steven Spielberg's Duel, this tells the story of an unseen driver who is dubbed "The Freeway Fiddler".

Death Car on the Freeway
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GenreMystery
Thriller
Written byWilliam Wood
Directed byHal Needham
StarringShelley Hack
George Hamilton
Music byRichard Markowitz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerStanley Shpetner
Production locationLos Angeles
CinematographyBobby Byrne
EditorFrank Morriss
Running time91 minutes
Production companyThe Shpetner Company
DistributorCBS
Release
Original networkCBS
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMono
Original release
  • September 25, 1979 (1979-09-25)

The cast features several TV veterans, including George Hamilton, Frank Gorshin, Peter Graves, Dinah Shore, Harriet Nelson, Barbara Rush and Abe Vigoda. Director Hal Needham appears in a supporting role. The face of the driver is never shown, and none of the stunt drivers who "acted him out" are credited for the role of "The Freeway Fiddler". Death Car on the Freeway first aired on CBS television on September 25, 1979.

Plot

Janette Clausen (Hack) is a television reporter investigating a series of freeway murders involving a psychopathic van driver who is deliberately targeting and killing female motorists by crashing into their cars. She pieces together clues while continuously facing opposition from those around her.

Cast
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