Supervan (film)

Supervan is a 1977 American vansploitation film directed by Lamar Card. It features a very heavily modified van central to the storyline.[1] It is an action adventure comedy road movie and is rated PG.[2][3]

Supervan
Directed byLamar Card
Produced bySal A. Capra
Sandy Cohn
Nolan Russell Bradford
Written byJohn Arnoldy
Robert Easter
Neva Friedenn
StarringMark Schneider
Katie Saylor
Morgan Woodward
Len Lesser
Music byMark Mercury
Bob Stone
CinematographyIrv Goodnoff
Edited byBill Butler
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Clint Morgan (Mark Schneider) goes to The Invitational Freak-Out for custom van enthusiasts intending to enter his van, The Sea Witch, in a contest. In saving a runaway, Karen (Kate Saylor), from rapist bikers, Clint loses his van. He goes to his friend Bosley (Tom Kindle), a rebel designer, who lets Clint and Karen enter his solar-powered laser-firing custom van, Vandora, in place of The Sea Witch.

Cast

The van

The titular "Supervan" was customized by George Barris, based on a stock Dodge Sportsman van.[4] Among its most unusual features, it featured solar panels, the ability to emit laser beams, and an entire custom body.[5] Coffman called it a "bizarre, 70s-futuristic beast", and there were scale reproductions sold as merchandising for the film, which is unusual for the genre. The film features a cameo appearance by Charles Bukowski[6]

Quotes

This is a movie that takes vans very seriously, (...) the ultimate van nerd movie

— Jason Coffman, article about vansploitation films.[7]

See also

References
  1. "AV Club: Article about "Supervan"". Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  2. "Rotten Tomatoes: Site about Supervan". Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  3. "Super Van (1977)". www.allmovie.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. "Don Smith: Article about the van customized for the film". Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  5. "Chromjuwelen: Article about the van used in Supervan, mentioning it was a "Vansploitation" film". Retrieved June 9, 2016..
  6. "Jason Coffman: A brief guide to vansploitation cinema, page 2".
  7. "Jason Coffman: A brief guide to vansploitation cinema, page 2".


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