• Rating:
• Genre: Comedy
• Movie Type: Crime Comedy
• Themes: Cons and Scams, Going Straight
• Director: Howard Zieff
• Main Cast: James Caan, Peter Boyle, Sally Kellerman, Louise Lasser, Allen Garfield
• Release Year: 1973
• Country: US
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• MPAA Rating: PG

Plot

In Slither, James Caan plays Dick Kanipsia, a recently paroled car thief whose plans to go straight are interrupted when his best pal Harry Moss (Richard B. Schull) is shot and killed. As he lies dying, Moss advises Kanipsia to seek out fellow crook Barry Fenaka (Peter Boyle), who knows where a huge amount of money stolen by Moss is hidden. Aware that he himself is a marked man, Kanipsia has to play it cool en route to Fenaka. This proves difficult when his erstwhile travelling companion, dopehead Kitty Kopetzky Sally Kellerman, robs a roadside diner in his presence. Since nothing is ever quite what it appears to be in Slither, perhaps we shouldn't tell you any more. This truly serpentine tale served as the feature-film directorial debut of Howard Zieff, the former TV-commercial helmsman responsible for the famous Spicy Meatball ad. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• James Caan - Dick Kanipsia
• Peter Boyle - Barry Fenaka
• Sally Kellerman - Kitty Kopetzky
• Louise Lasser - Mary Fenaka
• Allen Garfield - Palmer

Richard B. Shull - Harry Moss; Diana Darrin - Band Singer; Seamon Glass - Farmer in Truck; Garry Goodrow - Man with Camera; Alex Henteloff - Man at Phone Booth; Len Lesser - Jogger; Stuart Nisbet - Buddy; William Noland - Conductor; Alex Rocco - Man with Ice Cream; Virginia Sale - Bingo Caller; Wayne Storm - Highway Patrolman; Al Dunlap - Man in Men's Room

Credit

Jim Nickerson - Stunts; David Bretherton - Editor; John David Coles - Special Effects; Dale Hennesy - Art Director; Laszlo Kovacs - Cinematographer; Tom McIntosh - Composer (Music Score); W.D. Richter - Producer; W.D. Richter - Screenwriter; Jack Sher - Producer; Monty Westmore - Makeup; Howard Zieff - Director; Harry Gordon - Set Designer; Lambert Marks - Costume Designer; Janet Strong - Costume Designer; Bud Alper - Sound/Sound Designer; Harry W. Tetrick - Sound/Sound Designer; Les Sheldon - First Assistant Director

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