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Summary
Howard is mild-mannered and slightly simple-minded, with a habit of picking up teenage hitchhikers while driving his delivery routes.
Good for
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 49
IMDb4.9
Audience score44%
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −18 min on the typical 106
typical 10688Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1977
January 1, 1977
49 years ago
Genres
CrimeMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 people
- RGRobert GribbinHoward Martin
- Russell JohnsonCaptain J.W. Shaw
- DBDorothy BennettMrs. Martin
- John HarmonMr. Baldwin
- RERandy EcholsLt. Davis
- MEMary Ellen ChristieMrs. Burke
- KBKippi BellEvelyn Davis
- SLSheryl LynnLisa
- JGJohn GrantMr. Burke
- JPJacqueline PoseleySharon
- BRBeth ReisPam
- JRJane RatliffGail
- DLDon LewisGay Boy
Directing · 1
- Irvin Berwick Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- John Buckley Screenplay
Production · 2
- Frances Adair Executive Producer
- Joseph Agnello Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- William DeDiego Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Dan Perry Editor
Sound · 1
- Perry Daniels Original Music Composer
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