Blood Car (2007)

Director:

Alex Orr

Writers:

Hugh Braselton (story)
Alex Orr (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Save gas...drive Blood Car.

Plot:

In the near future, gas prices are at an astronomical high. One man is determined to find an alternate fuel source. That alternate fuel source turns out to be blood...HUMAN BLOOD. |

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Wheat Grass | Sex | Carjacker | Gun

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Mike Brune	...	Archie Andrews
Anna Chlumsky	...	Lorraine
Katie Rowlett	...	Denise
Matt Hutchinson	...	Donald Watkins
Marla Malcolm	...	Hitchhiker
Mr. Malt	...	Car Jacker
Matthew Stanton	...	Shot Agent
Bill Szymanski	...	Vietnam Vetran
Hawmi Guillebeaux	...	Whiny Agent
Vince Canlas	...	Agent Shim
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roudie Augustin	...	Taco Patron
Barbara Carnes	...	Mrs. Butterfield
Jacqueline Flash	...	Archie's Student
Zachary Flash	...	Archie's Student
Jonathan Michael Green	...	Axed Agent
John Grubb	...	Agent
Tony Holley	...	Biker
Neil Huber	...	Shooter Agent
James Hussey	...	Let's Go Agent
Carly Leonard	...	Restaurant flasher
Kasey Libby	...	Bizzaro Thought-Bubble Guy
Alonzo Millsap	...	Student
Spencer Rayner	...	Agent
Roy Rowlett	...	Gas Station Attendant
Adam Sanders	...	Agent
Ted Sapp	...	Map agent
Robert Sterling	...	Couple in horror
Steve Warren	...	Creepy Old Man (scenes deleted)
Heather Young	...	BBQ Waitress

Runtime:

USA:76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

FWW Films

Goofs:

Continuity: After Archie shoves the car jacker into the trunk, the would-be thief shoots a hole in the lid through which his blood squirts as he is made into 'fuel'. The hole, and the rag Archie uses to block it, are no longer visible when Archie throws the crippled veteran into the trunk, but reappear later in the film when he pulls out the rag so that the car will run out of 'gas'.

Quotes:

Archie Andrews: Puppies... You killed that girl with puppies... Things are changing man, get it together!

Horror, humor, schlock, and sex in a truck in a junkyard. How can you go wrong?

Schlock at its modern best. What made those 70s horror films great were their serious intent delivered with such camp. That is what works for "Blood Car." This indie film, directed by Alex Orr and starring Anna "My Girl" Chlumsky and Mike Brune is a fun romp into the camp of yesteryear, serving up generous portions of horror, humor, and political satire of our current affairs. Does it all work together? You bet! "Blood Car" bested my expectations with its over-the-top acting, a silly yet disturbingly plausible story (plausible in the most twisted of minds), and some brilliant editing work considering its indie film budget.

The film is set in the near future where gas costs hundreds of dollars to fill a tank. Only the most elite can afford to drive a car, making the cheapest of cars appear luxury if only for the fact that they can be powered down a road. The story concerns an elementary school teacher who seeks a method of clean-burning fuel to use in place of gasoline. As our teacher Archie loves his wheat grass, he tries to use it as an alternate fuel. During the experiment, he cuts himself, spilling blood into the mixture that makes an engine run. It's only later that he realizes its the blood and not the wheat grass creating the combustion. When he finds that the source runs out quickly, he abandons his life-loving peaceful ways and goes onto a killing spree to keep his car running. Plenty of humor runs between all the pseudo-violence as our poor anti-hero just wants to make good for the world, while spilling human blood. It was a joy to watch on the big screen and brought back memories of my drive-in days. (Yes, I'm old enough to remember drive-ins. They were outdoor theaters which you drove your car into, and... never mind.) Definitely a must-see destined for the cult-classic home DVD libraries.