Supervan (film)

Supervan
Directed by Lamar Card
Produced by Sal A. Capra
Sandy Cohn
Nolan Russell Bradford
Written by John Arnoldy
Robert Easter
Neva Friedenn
Starring Mark Schneider
Katie Saylor
Morgan Woodward
Len Lesser
Music by Mark Mercury
Bob Stone
Cinematography Irv Goodnoff
Edited by Bill Butler
Running time
 91 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Supervan is a 1977 American vansploitation film directed by Lamar Card, featuring a very heavily modified van central to the storyline.[1] Unusual for the genre, it is rated PG.[2]

Cast

The van

The titular "Supervan" was customized by George Barris, based on a stock Dodge Sportsman van.[3] Among its most unusual features, it featured solar panels, the ability to emit laser beams, and an entire custom body.[4] 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[5]

Quotes

This is a movie that takes vans very seriously, (...) the ultimate van nerd movie
— Jason Coffman, article about vansploitation films.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AV Club: Article about "Supervan"". Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rotten Tomatoes: Site about Supervan". Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Don Smith: Article about the van customized for the film.". Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chromjuwelen: Article about the van used in Supervan, mentioning it was a "Vansploitation" film.". Retrieved June 9, 2016..
  5. ↑ "Jason Coffman: A brief guide to vansploitation cinema, page 2".
  6. ↑ "Jason Coffman: A brief guide to vansploitation cinema, page 2".
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