Directed by:
Steven SpielbergScreenplay:
Richard MathesonCinematography:
Jack A. MartaComposer:
Billy GoldenbergCast:
Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone, Lou Frizzell, Gene Dynarski, Lucille Benson, Tim Herbert, Carey Loftin, Dale Van Sickel, Charles Seel (more)VOD (1)
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On a deserted stretch of California highway, businessman David Mann (Dennis Weaver) settles into his red Valiant for the long drive to an urgent meeting. Ahead of him on the road is a slow-moving diesel truck, which David innocently decides to pass. So begins the long duel between David and the Goliath-like rig in this nerve-wracking TV movie. Menacing David at every twist and turn of the highway, the truck tries to push the Valiant onto a train track, run David down in a phone booth, engage him in a high-speed chase, and tailgate him into oblivion. Hoping to lose the rig, David stops at a roadside café only to realize that the driver of the truck is also in the restaurant. The driver is never seen, except one shot of his beefy arm waving the Valiant ahead into oncoming traffic. (official distributor synopsis)
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Dennis Weaver
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Eddie Firestone
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Tim Herbert
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Amy Douglass
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