arthur survive a car crash and but his brother be not so lucky . when he finally come around he find out he in small country town call parris and the local mayor try to get arthur to become a citizen . strangely there some offbeat thing go on in paris and when the traumatise arthur try to leave he realise that he trap in this hell of a town . but what become a shock to arthur be when he discover the main source of income be that of salvage part of pass motorist car after cause them to have a car accident . peter weir first feature be a kooky and low budget flick that i saw quite awhile back and but i do not remember too much about it and other than the devilishly look sliver volkswagen cover with spike . i actually manage to record it off tv only couple night ago and i just finally get around to see it again . this cult film i still find to be one tasty dark comedy that have a biting satirical edge about it . it ain not a perfect production and the film be highly incoherent and but damn the novelty behind it be far from generic and which make it such an engrossing and energetic exercise . weir go onto make some prime film in the 70 with picnic at hang rock be his most vintage of his work in the period . the car that eat paris be a learning step in that right direction and a chance to find his foot . while the enigmatic story leave many thing up in the air with it odd assortment of character and ironic turn and but it weir creative style and sly humour that shine through . some of the satirical comment work into the picture be that of australia obsession with automobile to that of rebellion with the young generation disrespect their elder term . weir be able to poke fun at these point with such nice balance of black humour and the smirk tone of it all really do stick to you without lose it way . there some unbelievably humorous quote in the dialogue too . but i actually find some disturb scene in the way how this car fetish lifestyle ( a guilty sin wait to break out ) have become part of everyday life for the town that the harshness devote on unexpected motorist be simply part of the parcel . it a dog eat dog world in paris . the actual feel of the film towards it deterioration of the town and menacingly and design car you could say go on to find it way into the mad max film . even a little homage of a spaghetti western standoff creep in . there not much in a way of suspense and it lumber about in patch and but when the mayhem escalate it plain devastate in it terrorise short burst . the violence on the other hand isn not shy either with be well conceive and there one memorable aftermath . the rural location and inhabitant of the town be simply alienate in their welcoming vibe and also with an eerie score that give out a groovy twang that work up the mood rather effectively . there just something essentially and whimsical about bruce smeaton variety of tune . the relax performance be adequate even though the character be pretty much vacant shell and since most of the effort go into the look and thick atmosphere . john meillon be great a the self righteous mayor and terry camilleri be solid a the timid arthur who i actually sympathise for . the manipulative relationship between the mayor who basically adopt arthur a a son be an interesting set up . another recognizable performance that stand out be bruce spence a the very loopy charlie . simply a fun movie that hardly dull and because it ramble along with many awkward situation and black humour . it not for everyone and but people who be interested in weir work or that of odd premise should give it a go .