Duel (1971 film)
Duel (1971 film)
Duel is a 1971 American road action thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg in his feature film debut. It centers on a traveling salesman David Mann driving his car through rural California to meet a client. However, he finds himself chased and terrorized by the mostly unseen driver of a semi-truck. The screenplay by Richard Matheson adapts his own short story of the same name, published in the
"Well, you never know...you just never know. You just go along figuring some things dont change ever, like being able to drive on a public highway without someone trying to murder you. And then one stupid thing happens. Twenty, twenty-five minutes out of your whole life, and all the ropes that kept you hanging in there get cut loose, and its like, there you are, right back in the jungle again. All right boy, it was a nightmare, but its over now. [pauses] Its all over."
Duel (1971 film)"A duel is about to begin between a man, a truck and an open road. Where a simple battle of wits is now a matter of life and death."
Duel (1971 film)"[to himself, in Chucks Cafe] I dont know, all I did was pass this stupid rig a couple of times, and he goes flying off the deep end. He has to be crazy. Okay, so hes crazy. What can I do about it? Find him a psychiatrist? Oh, boy. Now wait a minute. Now wait just a minute. All right, now, think. Okay, hes in here. Well, that doesnt mean he intends to continue his attack. It is lunchtime, and Chucks Cafe may be the only place to eat for miles around. Yeah. He probably eats here all the time. He was just moving too fast before, and he had to slow down, turn around, thats all. Thats all. [pause] Why didnt I leave right away when I saw his truck outside? Then Id know what he intends to do. What if he followed me out, though? Started after me again? Id be right back where I started; even if I got a lead, hed overtake me soon enough. Hes got some, some, some souped up diesel; my cars just not that powerful, I just cant break eighty and ninety miles an hour. As soon as I stop concentrating, Id go back to sixty or seventy like I always do; its a habit, I cant help it, hes just... [pauses] take it easy...just, take it easy."
Duel (1971 film)"When the headlights of a truck become the eyes of a psychopath."
Duel (1971 film)"Terror in your rear view mirror."
Duel (1971 film)"The Killers Weapon - A 40 Ton Truck"
Duel (1971 film)"Tim Herbert - Gas Station Attendant"
Duel (1971 film)"Dick Whittington - Radio Interviewer (voice)"
Duel (1971 film)"Lucille Benson - Lady at Snakerama"
Duel (1971 film)"The most bizarre murder weapon ever used!"
Duel (1971 film)"Amy Douglass - Old Woman in Car"
Duel (1971 film)"Carey Loftin - The Truck Driver"
Duel (1971 film)
