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