The Driver

The Driver
The Driver
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Walter Hill
Written by	Walter Hill
Produced by	Lawrence Gordon
Starring	Ryan O'Neal; Bruce Dern; Isabelle Adjani; Ronee Blakley;
Cinematography	Philip H. Lathrop
Edited by	Tina Hirsch; Robert K. Lambert;
Music by	Michael Small
Production; company	EMI Films
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	July 28, 1978;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million
Box office	$4.9 million; 1,102,183 admissions (France); £802,952 (UK)

The Driver is a 1978 American crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill, and starring Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern and Isabelle Adjani. The film featured only unnamed characters, and follows a getaway driver for robberies whose exceptional talent has prevented him being caught. A detective promises pardons to a gang if they help catch him in a set-up robbery.

20th Century Fox released The Driver on July 28, 1978. The film was a box office disappointment in the United States but performed better overseas. Despite initial negative reviews it has become one of Hill's most popular films, and received more positive critical reception in later years. Directors Quentin Tarantino, Nicolas Winding Refn and Edgar Wright have cited The Driver as a major influence.

^ "The Driver (1978)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "The Driver (1978)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
^ "The Driver (1978)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p258
^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p234
^ Box office figures for Walter Hill films in France at Box Office Story

[1] "The Driver (1978)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[2] "The Driver (1978)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[3] "The Driver (1978)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[4] Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p258

[5] Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p234

[6] Box office figures for Walter Hill films in France at Box Office Story

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