Duel (1971 film)

"Well, you never know...you just never know. You just go along figuring some things don't change ever, like being able to drive on a public highway without someone trying to murder you. And then one stupid thing happens. Twenty, twenty-five minutes out of your whole life, and all the ropes that kept you hanging in there get cut loose, and it's like, there you are, right back in the jungle again. All right boy, it was a nightmare, but it's over now. [pauses] It's all over."

"[to himself, in Chuck's Cafe] I don't know, all I did was pass this stupid rig a couple of times, and he goes flying off the deep end. He has to be crazy. Okay, so he's crazy. What can I do about it? Find him a psychiatrist? Oh, boy. Now wait a minute. Now wait just a minute. All right, now, think. Okay, he's in here. Well, that doesn't mean he intends to continue his attack. It is lunchtime, and Chuck's Cafe may be the only place to eat for miles around. Yeah. He probably eats here all the time. He was just moving too fast before, and he had to slow down, turn around, that's all. That's all. [pause] Why didn't I leave right away when I saw his truck outside? Then I'd know what he intends to do. What if he followed me out, though? Started after me again? I'd be right back where I started; even if I got a lead, he'd overtake me soon enough. He's got some, some, some souped up diesel; my car's just not that powerful, I just can't break eighty and ninety miles an hour. As soon as I stop concentrating, I'd go back to sixty or seventy like I always do; it's a habit, I can't help it, he's just... [pauses] take it easy...just, take it easy."

"Fear is the driving force."

"The Killer's Weapon - A 40 Ton Truck"

"Terror in your rear view mirror."

"When the headlights of a truck become the eyes of a psychopath."

"The most bizarre murder weapon ever used!"

"A duel is about to begin between a man, a truck and an open road. Where a simple battle of wits is now a matter of life and death."

"Dennis Weaver - David Mann"

"Jacqueline Scott - Mrs. Mann"

"Eddie Firestone - Cafe Owner"

"Lou Frizzell - Bus Driver"

"Gene Dynarski - Man in Cafe"

"Lucille Benson - Lady at Snakerama"

"Tim Herbert - Gas Station Attendant"

"Charles Seel - Old Man"

"Shirley O'Hara - Waitress"

"Alexander Lockwood - Old Man in Car"

"Amy Douglass - Old Woman in Car"

"Dick Whittington - Radio Interviewer (voice)"

"Carey Loftin - The Truck Driver"