You know how Tom Cruise bragged about all the running he does in movies? In Duel, 47-year-old Dennis Weaver runs down a road at full speed, and he does it wearing dress shoes.
Weaver's name in this, David Mann, was a little too obvious. He's driving through the desert in his Plymouth Valiant when a murderous truck driver begins chasing and stalking him, trying to murder him. That's pretty much the whole movie.
My brother, sister and I sat in the living room watching the world television premiere in 1971. This may be the first time I've seen it in 52 years. I think we were impressed by it, but we were at a stage of life where we kept making fun of Dennis Weaver's helpless rage.
Made-for-TV, Spielberg had to shoot some additional footage for it to be long enough for a theatrical release in Europe. Europeans demanded a full 90 minutes which was apparently the version now on The Criterion Channel.
I don't know. It might make a double feature with The Wages of Fear.
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