Film · Crime
The Driver
“To break the driver, the cop was willing to break the law.”
19781h 31mDir Walter Hill7.2TMDB
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
Top Cast
35 total
Ryan O'Neal
as The Driver
Bruce Dern
as The Detective
Isabelle Adjani
as The Player
Ronee Blakley
as The Connection
Matt Clark
as Red Plainclothesman
Felice Orlandi
as Gold Plainclothesman
Joseph Walsh
as Glasses
Rudy Ramos
as Teeth
The scene we cut
The car park standoff
"A guy with your attitude never carries a gun?" The car park standoff.
O'Neal did most of his own driving. Hill wrote the Driver with almost no dialogue on purpose and told O'Neal to play him like a samurai.
All the scenes we have cutOn Film Fanatics
Where The Driver shows up.
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