Special Guests: Jonathan Rayner, Hal McElroy, Terry Camilleri, Bruce Spence Guest Co-Hosts: Ben Buckingham, Kevin Heffernan Peter Weir’s The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) stars Terry Camilleri as Arthur Waldo, a meek man whose brother dies in a car accident outside of Paris, Australia — a town whose economy relies on scavenging on the wrecks they create. Also released (in a truncated form) as The Cars That Eat People, the film is the first feature from Peter Weir and was produced by Jim and Hal McElroy. Ben Buckingham and Kevin Heffernan join Mike to discuss the film, Mad Max 2, and more. Buy The Cars That Ate Paris on DVD Buy The Films of Peter Weir by Dr. Jonathan Rayner Learn more about Mapping Cinematic Norths Learn more about Filmurbia Visit the Peter Weir Cave Visit the Trench website Visit Kevin Heffernan’s Knot and Gender blog Visit Kevin Heffernan’s The Crawling Eye: A Bloodshot Look at International Genre Film, Television, and Cult Media