On this day in movie history - Death Car on the Freeway (1979):

Death Car on the Freeway

directed by Hal Needham,

written by William Wood,

was released in the United States on September 25, 1979.
Music by Richard Markowitz.

Cast:

Shelley Hack, Frank Gorshin, Peter Graves, Harriet Nelson, Barbara Rush, Dinah Shore, Abe Vigoda, Alfie Wise, George Hamilton, Robert F. Lyons, Tara Buckman, Morgan Brittany, Nancy Stephens, Gloria Stroock, Hal Needham, Jim Negele, Sid Haig, Buddy Farmer, Hank Brandt, Marguerite DeLain, Roger Aaron Brown, Jack Collins, Dennis Falt, Jerry Jensen.

Born on this day – Peter Graves:

Peter Graves

Actor

March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1967); 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2006); 300 Miles for Stephanie (1981); 7th Heaven (1997–2007); A Man of Many Ideas (1954); A Rage to Live (1965); A Stranger in My Arms (1959); Addams Family Values (1993); AFI Life Achievement Award (1986); Airplane II: The Sequel (1982); Airplane! (1980); Airplane: Long-Haul Version (2005); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); American Dad! (2007); An Evening at the Improv (1981); Angels in the Outfield (1951); Bayou (1957); Beginning of the End (1957); Behind the Legend: Timon (2004); Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953); Best of Friends (1981); Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Biff Baker, U.S.A. (1954); Biography (1987–2011); Biography International (1998); Black Tuesday (1954); Branded (1966); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979); Burke's Law (1995); Call to Danger (1968–1973); Canyon River (1956); Cavalcade of America (1956); CBS at 75 (2003); Celebrity Playhouse (1956); Chevron Theatre (1953); Cimarron City (1959); Climax! (1957–1958); Cold Case (2006); Court Martial (1965–1966); Daniel Boone (1966); Darkstar: The Interactive Movie (2010); Dead Man on the Run (1975); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dennis Weaver (1976); Dean's Place (1976); Death Car on the Freeway (1979); Death in Small Doses (1957); Diagnosis Murder (1997–1999); Dinah Shore: In Search of the Ideal Man (1973); Dinah! (1975–1976); Discover: The World of Science (with Peter Graves) (1983); East of Sumatra (1953); Fantasy Island (1978–1983); Fireside Theatre (1953–1955); Fort Defiance (1951); Fort Yuma (1955); Fox Mystery Theater (1984); Funny Face (1971); Fury (1955–1960); Gloria Swanson: The Greatest Star (1997); Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (1994); Gruen Guild Theater (1952); Gunsmoke (1956); Harrison Ford: The Reluctant Hero (1998); Here's Hollywood (1961); High Seas Hijack (1977); Hold Back the Night (1956); House (2005); House of Mouse / How to Be a Spy (2001); House on Haunted Hill (1999); If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987); It Conquered the World (1956); Jack's Family Adventure (2010); Jimmy Kimmel Live! 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