What is The Dion Brothers / Race with the Devil about?

Name: The Dion Brothers / Race with the Devil
Genre: Action/Adventure,Drama

THE DION BROTHERS (aka THE GRAVY TRAIN), 1974, Sony Repertory, 94 min. Frederic Forrest and Stacey Keach play West Virginia coal mining hicks who hit the big city looking to score. Robberies, betrayal and gunfire ensue. Directed by the late Jack Starrett, the film is a brutal and hysterical masterpiece. Wild, madcap, totally out of control, sidesplitting and terrifying. The great script is an early effort from Terrence Malick and Bill Kerby. RACE WITH THE DEVIL, 1975, 20th Century Fox, 88 min. Buddies Peter Fonda and Warren Oates take a state-of-the-art RV and their wives, Lara Parker and Loretta Swit on the road for the vacation of a lifetime. When they accidentally stumble upon a satanic, Bohemian Grove-like ceremony hostile to unwelcome strangers, the chase is on. Director Jack Starrett's biggest hit is this over-the-top chase movie, which later inspired everything from THE ROAD WARRIOR to JEEPER’S CREEPERS.

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What is The Dion Brothers / Race with the Devil about?: THE DION BROTHERS (aka THE GRAVY TRAIN), 1974, Sony Repertory, 94 min. Frederic Forrest and Stacey Keach play West Virginia coal mining hicks who hit the big city looking to score. Robberies, betrayal and gunfire ensue. Directed by the late Jack Starrett, the film is a brutal and hysterical masterpiece. Wild, madcap, totally out of control, sidesplitting and terrifying. The great script is an early effort from Terrence Malick and Bill Kerby.

RACE WITH THE DEVIL, 1975, 20th Century Fox, 88 min. Buddies Peter Fonda and Warren Oates take a state-of-the-art RV and their wives, Lara Parker and Loretta Swit on the road for the vacation of a lifetime. When they accidentally stumble upon a satanic, Bohemian Grove-like ceremony hostile to unwelcome strangers, the chase is on. Director Jack Starrett's biggest hit is this over-the-top chase movie, which later inspired everything from THE ROAD WARRIOR to JEEPER’S CREEPERS.