On a beautiful stretch of California coastline a suicidal mother parks her car on a railroad crossing and awaits the arrival of a speeding train the sleek and unstoppable Coastal Starlight. Thus begins the story of two families in physical emotional and psychological collision - of the victim''s relatives and of the train engineer who couldn''t possibly have stopped the train in time.
Peter Weir's first film is a surreal and fantastic horror. An outstanding hit at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival and a landmark in Australian film-making it remains a cult classic. On the outskirts of the small town of Paris cars crash with alarming regularity. Arthur (Terry Camilleri) survives one such accident and becomes a prisoner of Paris although he's unaware of his predicament as the town has provided him with something he's never had - a family. But these crashes are far fro
Soon after their first meeting Matt and Casey's relationship turns into a love affair. Under pressure from their parents to break up they decide to hit the road in a desperate attempt to stay together....
The Australian outback town of Paris is a sinister community that preys on the unfortunate motorists that pass its way. Forcing cars off the road the townsfolk then descend upon the wrecks. The parts and possessions are scavenged the dead are buried and those who survive become guinea pigs for the local doctor's bizarre experiments. Driving towards town are the latest unwitting victims George and Arthur Waldo. Part horror part black comedy Peter Weir's debut feature is a true original that has built a cult following.
Arnold has an attitude problem - he walks away from responsibilities when reality becomes too difficult. But could this be a reaction to just being lonely?
The music is on his side. Teenager Ren MacCormack sends ripples through Bomont a small Midwestern town that could stand some shaking up when he arrives from Chicago with his mother Ethel to settle with her relatives. The adults tend to view him with suspicion as a possible contaminant from the outer world. Some of his male peers eye him as a threat and most of the girls just plain eye him. It's a tough time for Ren whose father deserted him and his mother leaving them
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