Details
The Cars that Ate Paris & The Plumber (Limited Edition) 4K UHD + Blu-Ray (UK Import)
BFI
Original title: The Cars that Ate Paris / The Plumber
Year: 1974 / 1979
Country: Australia
Region code: 4K UHD: A/B/C; Blu-Ray: B
Content: 4K UHD + Blu-Ray
EAN: 5022655000285
Image: 1.75:1 / 2.39:1 (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision / HDR10
Audio:
English - DTS-HD MA 1.0 Mono
English - DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH
Age rating: 15
Genre: Horror / Comedy / Thriller
Cast: John Meillon, Kevin Miles, Rick Scully, Terry Camilleri
Director: Peter Weir
Synopsis:
While traveling across Australia in search of work, two brothers collide with an oncoming car. The sole survivor is taken in by the residents of the nearby small town of Paris, but their strange behavior—and the alarming number of road accidents in the area—quickly unsettles him. It soon becomes clear that the town's feral youth rule the streets at night in souped up cars, and the local hospital is overflowing with brain damaged crash victims.
Shot in widescreen on Panavision cameras, Peter Weir's ( The Truman Show, Dead Poet's Society ) debut feature is a biting satire of small town life. It was also one of Stanley Kubrick's favorite films and a direct inspiration for George Miller's Mad Max series.
This Limited Edition two disc set also includes Peter Weir's The Plumber . This made-for-television psychological thriller follows an anthropology student and her husband whose lives are disrupted when an over family plumber begins intrusive 'repairs'.
Extras:
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Audio commentary on The Cars That Ate Paris by Dr Stephen Morgan
- My First Film: Terry Camilleri on The Cars That Ate Paris (2026, 21 mins): a new interview with one of the stars of the film
- Interview with Peter Weir - The Cars That Ate Paris (2003, 11 mins)
- The Guardian Interview: Peter Weir (1985, 70 mins, audio only)
- 3 To Go: Michael (1970, 31 mins): three young filmmakers, of whom Peter Weir was one, were commissioned by the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit to each write and direct a half-hour fiction drama on the theme of 'Youth'. These were combined for cinema release as 3 To Go. Michael was Weir's contribution to the project
- Incredible Floridas (1972, 12 mins): a portrait of Australian composer Richard Meale
- 'Nobody Leaves Paris! No One!' (2026, 15 mins): a new video essay by Chris O'Neill
- Interview with Hal McElroy (2008, 6 mins): an interview with the one of the producers of The Cars That Ate Paris
- The Plumber (1979, 77 mins): newly remastered, Peter Weir's made-for-television thriller follows a couple whose lives are disrupted when an over-familiar plumber begins intrusive 'repairs'
- Audio commentary on The Plumber by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
- Interview with Peter Weir - The Plumber (2003, 8 mins)
- Peter Weir's Dream Within a Dream (2026, 18 mins): sparked by the discovery of rare outtakes from Picnic at Hanging Rock, this newly made work by Polish filmmaker Jakub Duszynski offers fresh insight into Weir's 1975 masterpiece
- Trailers
- Image galleries
