description The Driver Overview
The Driver is a 1978 crime thriller centered on an unnamed getaway driver, portrayed by Ryan O’Neal, who consistently avoids capture due to his skill. A detective, played by Bruce Dern, attempts to utilize a gang's cooperation through the promise of pardons to locate and apprehend him. The film explores the pursuit of a skilled criminal and the investigative efforts against him.
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info The Driver Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1978 |
help The Driver FAQ
Why do the characters in The Driver not have personal names?
The principal figures are identified by roles such as The Driver, The Detective and The Player. Walter Hill uses those archetypal labels to strip the 1978 story down to a stylized contest between a professional getaway driver and the policeman hunting him.
How does The Detective try to trap The Driver?
The Detective recruits captured criminals to commit a robbery and hire The Driver, promising them leniency if they help catch him. The plan turns into a battle of manipulation in which both men anticipate the other's moves.
Who plays The Driver and The Player?
Ryan O'Neal plays the nearly silent getaway specialist, and Isabelle Adjani plays The Player, a woman who provides him with an alibi. Bruce Dern plays the obsessive Detective.
Did The Driver influence later getaway-driver films?
Its minimalist dialogue, nocturnal city streets and controlled wheelman became influential genre elements. Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive and Edgar Wright's Baby Driver use very different tones, but both revisit the idea of a highly skilled criminal driver.
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