Supervan is a 1977 American vansploitation film directed by Lamar Card. It features a very heavily modified van central to the storyline.[1] It is an action adventure comedy road movie and is rated PG.[2][3]
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Directed by | Lamar Card |
Written by | John Arnoldy Robert Easter Neva Friedenn |
Produced by | Sal A. Capra Sandy Cohn Nolan Russell Bradford |
Starring | Mark Schneider Katie Saylor Morgan Woodward Len Lesser |
Cinematography | Irv Goodnoff |
Edited by | Bill Butler |
Music by | Mark Mercury Bob Stone |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Clint Morgan (Mark Schneider) goes to The Invitational Freak-Out for custom van enthusiasts intending to enter his van, The Sea Witch, in a contest. In saving a runaway, Karen (Kate Saylor), from rapist bikers, Clint loses his van. He goes to his friend Bosley (Tom Kindle), a rebel designer, who lets Clint and Karen enter his solar-powered laser-firing custom van, Vandora, in place of The Sea Witch.
The titular "Supervan" was customized by George Barris, based on a stock Dodge Sportsman van.[4] Among its most unusual features, it featured solar panels, the ability to emit laser beams, and an entire custom body.[5] Coffman called it a "bizarre, 70s-futuristic beast", and there were scale reproductions sold as merchandising for the film, which is unusual for the genre. The film features a cameo appearance by Charles Bukowski[6]
This is a movie that takes vans very seriously, (...) the ultimate van nerd movie
— Jason Coffman, article about vansploitation films.[7]
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