Supervan (film)

Supervan
Supervan
Directed by	Lamar Card
Written by	John Arnoldy; Robert Easter; Neva Friedenn
Produced by	Sal A. Capra; Sandy Cohn; Nolan Russell Bradford
Starring	[Mark Schneider; Katie Saylor; Morgan Woodward; Len Lesser
Cinematography	Irv Goodnoff
Edited by	Bill Butler
Music by	Mark Mercury; Bob Stone
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Supervan is a 1977 American

PG n the United States.^[2]

Plot

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.

Cast

Mark Schneider as Clint Morgan

Katie Saylor as Karen Trenton
Morgan Woodward as T.B. Trenton
Len Lesser as Banks
Skip Riley as Vince
Bruce Kimball as Sarge
Tom Kindle as Boseley
George Barris as King of the Customizers
Charles Bukowski as Wet T-shirt Contest Water Boy

The van

The titular "Supervan" was customized by

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]

References

^ Noel Murray (20 July 2010). "Supervan (1977)". AV Club. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "Supervan". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- Jason Buchanan. "Super Van (1977)". AllMovie. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "SUPERVAN!". Don Smith. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "The ultimate in rolling comfort". Chromjuwelen. Retrieved 9 June 2016.^{[dead link]}.
^ Coffman, Jason. "A brief guide to vansploitation cinema part 2". Medium. Retrieved 30 January 2024.