Blood Car

Blood Car (2007)

  • 52% of users liked it
    (2,322 ratings)

Alex Orr's dark comedy Blood Car stars Mike Brune as Archie Andrews, a mild-mannered elementary teacher attempting to beat the high cost of gasoline (forty bucks a gallon) by creating a car that runs on something other than traditional petrol. He makes large purchases of wheatgrass from a young… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 16 min.
Directed By
Alex Orr
Genres
Horror, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 9, 2007 Wide
On DVD
Nov 6, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News

    [Director] Orr pulls out all the stops, even when he should leave them in, and the result is a joke that can't quite sustain the movie's running time.

  • Kevin A. Ranson, MovieCrypt.com

    Looking for alternative fuels? This one will cost an arm and a leg (but not necessarily yours).

  • John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

    This ingenious heir to Roger Corman's 'Little Shop of Horrors' and 'Bucket of Blood' literalizes the idea that the comfort and clout that Americans enjoy are the benefits of a Faustian blood-for-oil contract to which all of us are de facto signees.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • A.D. V


    Wonderful idea but after an hour it becomes tiresome and trite. Also, could've done without watching children being shot on screen. Bad form I say!

  • Steve K


    Not what I thought it would be, but actually better. A thoughtful yet crude satire on social status and our energy and gas concerns. Yes, some gore to be certain, but it's a comedy foremost with a disarming sense of humor.

  • Drew S


    It's inspiring to see films like this every once in a while - hyper low-budget triumphs of the indie spirit. Occasionally hilarious and usually entertaining, except for a few kind of boring patches, Blood Car is an entertaining testament to the successes that independent film… More

  • Patrick D


    Not for everyone...but should be. For those people will not be enriched, as it were. Basically: A man invents a car engine that runs on human blood....let that sink in. If you don't think that's a great premise that you may hate the effing movie. BUT at the same time you may… More

  • Christopher B


    Nasty, satirical look at when gas prices get too high, the lengths a vegetarian liberal will go to once the opportunity arises. Amusing film with some great moments.

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