Directed by Steven Spielberg Written by Richard Matheson Cast Dennis Weaver ... David Mann Jacqueline Scott ... Mrs. Mann Eddie Firestone ... Cafe Owner Lou Frizzell ... Bus Driver Gene Dynarski ... Man in Cafe Lucille Benson ... Lady at Snakerama Tim Herbert ... Gas Station Attendant Charles Seel ... Old Man Shirley O'Hara ... Waitress Alexander Lockwood ... Old Man in Car Amy Douglass ... Old Woman in Car Dick Whittington ... Radio Interviewer (voice) Carey Loftin ... The Truck Driver (as Cary Loftin) Dale Van Sickel ... Car Driver (as Dale VanSickle) Uncredited Cast Shawn Steinman ... Girl on school bus Produced by George Eckstein Original Music by Billy Goldenberg

Additional Info Premiere: November 10, 1971 Theatrical Release: April 22, 1983 DVD Release: August 17, 2004 Blu-ray Release: October 14, 2014 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Universal Television (presents) (as Universal) Distributors American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1971) (USA) (TV) (original airing) DiscoVision   (1978) (USA) (video) (Laserdisc) MCA Home Video   (1982) (USA) (VHS) MCA Videocassette   (1982) (USA) (VHS) Universal Pictures   (1983) (USA) (theatrical) MCA Home Video   (1986) (USA) (VHS) MCA/Universal Home Video   (1995) (USA) (VHS) Universal Studios Home Video   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2014) (USA) (DVD) NBC Universal Television Distribution   (2018) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.7 / 10 Our Rating 5.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.7 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,969 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,965 The Blue Lagoon (1980) #1,966 In The Mouth Of Madness (1994) #1,967 The Witches Of Eastwick (1987) #1,968 Blindness (2008) #1,969 Duel (1971) #1,970 The Beekeeper (2024) #1,971 Street Fighter (1994) #1,972 The Dead Zone (1983) #1,973 Joy Ride (2001)