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Race With the Devil Reviews

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For old friends Roger (Peter Fonda) and Frank (Warren Oates) and their wives (Lara Parker and Loretta Swit), it was supposed to be "the best damn vacation they ever had." But their RV road trip takes a deadly detour at a secluded campsite when they accidentally witness a Satanic orgy and brutal human sacrifice. Now horror hits .. Read more

Starring	Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, Lara Parker
Director	Jack Starrett
Genres	Action/Adventure, Horror, Thriller

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- Less a race than a chase, with holidaymaking Fonda, Oates and wives fleeing a bunch of Texas Satanists whose human... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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- - 6
  - 3
  forgotten classic
  
  I managed to catch this film on terrestrial television many years ago. If it ever gets released on DVD I will buy it. It's thrilling from the beginning ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - C.C Baxter
  - England
  - 04 Mar 2006 at 19:50
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- - 0
  - 0
  Classic film
  
  I have seen the film before, but as with all classic films, you can sit and watch and enjoy again. Would recommend this film for anyone who enjoys seventies ... read more »
  
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- 939505
- - Partner
  - 20 reviews
  - Cheshire
  - 14 Nov 2010 at 12:34
- - 0
  - 0
  70s horror
  
  Very eerie, exciting horror but no blood and gore. Touches on that small town conspiracy idea that's been done many times in movies since. Almsot as scary ... read more »
  
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- 891812
- - Anne67
  - 34 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 16 May 2010 at 17:57
- - 0
  - 0
  The dog's whiskers
  
  This is a really cool film.
  
  I'm so pleased I stumbled across it.
  
  I've seen criticisms saying it's not as good as Easy Rider -... read more »
  
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- - Pale
  - 55 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 19 Jul 2009 at 11:14
- - 0
  - 1
  Boring and frustrating
  
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  I'm sorry, I really wanted to like this film, but it's totally obvious what's going on. From the moment the two husbands see a huge fire lit in the ... read more »
  
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- - Totsnonna
  - 20 reviews
  - Harrogate
  - 05 May 2009 at 10:49
- - 1
  - 0
  Race with the Devil
  
  A classic film with real tension and suspense. Without this film movies such as The Hills Have Eyes'would have never have been made.
  
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- 653183
- - a customer
  - Reading
  - 02 Nov 2008 at 14:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Neither scary nor good but a lot of fun
  
  This is by no means a great film but my girlfriend and I rather enjoyed it, a kind of demonic road movie which does have a few creepy moments but these are ... read more »
  
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- 640065
- - ROGUEMALE
  - 5 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 06 Oct 2008 at 21:56
- - 1
  - 0
  Genuinely Unsettling
  
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  If you can get past the appalling fashions and the hilariously dated 'cool' dialogue, this is a creepy, atmospheric treat. The first ritual scene is ... read more »
  
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- 597519
- - a customer
  - Harrogate
  - 13 Jul 2008 at 21:06
- - 1
  - 2
  Absolutely Terrible!!
  
  Give this one a miss!!
  
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- - a customer
  - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
  - 29 May 2008 at 16:23
- - 1
  - 0
  Disturbing and inventive horro movie
  
  Race with the devil is a typical 70s road trip 'pursued by the madmen' film as Fonda, determined to have a holiday even if it kills him - almost ... read more »
  
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- 231974
- - a customer
  - Plymouth, England
  - 12 Apr 2006 at 11:53
- - 6
  - 3
  forgotten classic
  
  I managed to catch this film on terrestrial television many years ago. If it ever gets released on DVD I will buy it. It's thrilling from the beginning ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 214358
- - C.C Baxter
  - England
  - 04 Mar 2006 at 19:50
View all members' reviews (11)

- - 6
  - 3
  forgotten classic
  
  I managed to catch this film on terrestrial television many years ago. If it ever gets released on DVD I will buy it. It's thrilling from the beginning ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 214358
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - C.C Baxter
  - England
  - 04 Mar 2006 at 19:50
- - 5
  - 0
  A genuinely creepy movie, but no gore. Hurrah!
  
  This is a movie that has stayed with me for 15 years. The first time I watched it I had to check the back seat of the car before driving off from my girlfriend... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - under the covers, belfast
  - 21 Feb 2005 at 15:58
- - 1
  - 0
  Disturbing and inventive horro movie
  
  Race with the devil is a typical 70s road trip 'pursued by the madmen' film as Fonda, determined to have a holiday even if it kills him - almost ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 231974
- - a customer
  - Plymouth, England
  - 12 Apr 2006 at 11:53
- - 1
  - 0
  Genuinely Unsettling
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  If you can get past the appalling fashions and the hilariously dated 'cool' dialogue, this is a creepy, atmospheric treat. The first ritual scene is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 597519
- - a customer
  - Harrogate
  - 13 Jul 2008 at 21:06
- - 1
  - 0
  Race with the Devil
  
  A classic film with real tension and suspense. Without this film movies such as The Hills Have Eyes'would have never have been made.
  
  Report this review
- 653183
- - a customer
  - Reading
  - 02 Nov 2008 at 14:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Neither scary nor good but a lot of fun
  
  This is by no means a great film but my girlfriend and I rather enjoyed it, a kind of demonic road movie which does have a few creepy moments but these are ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 640065
- - ROGUEMALE
  - 5 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 06 Oct 2008 at 21:56
- - 0
  - 0
  The dog's whiskers
  
  This is a really cool film.
  
  I'm so pleased I stumbled across it.
  
  I've seen criticisms saying it's not as good as Easy Rider -... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 786088
- - Pale
  - 55 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 19 Jul 2009 at 11:14
- - 0
  - 0
  70s horror
  
  Very eerie, exciting horror but no blood and gore. Touches on that small town conspiracy idea that's been done many times in movies since. Almsot as scary ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 891812
- - Anne67
  - 34 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 16 May 2010 at 17:57
- - 0
  - 0
  Classic film
  
  I have seen the film before, but as with all classic films, you can sit and watch and enjoy again. Would recommend this film for anyone who enjoys seventies ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 939505
- - Partner
  - 20 reviews
  - Cheshire
  - 14 Nov 2010 at 12:34
- - 0
  - 1
  Boring and frustrating
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I'm sorry, I really wanted to like this film, but it's totally obvious what's going on. From the moment the two husbands see a huge fire lit in the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 752581
- - Totsnonna
  - 20 reviews
  - Harrogate
  - 05 May 2009 at 10:49

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- Race With the Devil
  
  For old friends Roger (Peter Fonda) and Frank (Warren Oates) and their wives (Lara Parker and Loretta Swit), it was supposed to be "the best damn vacation they ever had." But their RV road trip takes a deadly detour at a secluded campsite when they accidentally witness a Satanic orgy and brutal ...