Supervan | |
Director: | Lamar Card |
Producer: | Sal A. Capra Sandy Cohn Nolan Russell Bradford |
Starring: | [Mark Schneider<br>[[Katie Saylor]] Morgan Woodward Len Lesser| music = Mark Mercury Bob Stone| cinematography = Irv Goodnoff | editing = Bill Butler| distributor = | released = | runtime = 91 minutes| country = United States| language = English| budget = |
Supervan is a 1977 American vansploitation film directed by Lamar Card, with a very heavily modified van central to the storyline.[1] It is an action adventure comedy road movie and is rated PG in the United States.[2]
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 (Katie 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.
The titular "Supervan" was customized by George Barris, based on a stock Dodge Sportsman van.[3] Among its most unusual features are solar panels, the ability to emit laser beams and an entire custom body.[4] Coffman called it a "bizarre, 70s-futuristic beast" and scale reproductions were sold as merchandising for the film, which is unusual for the genre. The film has a cameo appearance by Charles Bukowski[5]