Driver Poster Daybill Original 1978 Ryan O'Neal Bruce Dern Walter Hill
Driver Daybill Poster with striking artwork.Driver as it was released in Australia or The Driver as released in the USA is a 1978 American crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill, and starring Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern and Isabelle Adjani. The film featured only unnamed characters and follows a getaway driver for robberies whose exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught. The detective promises pardons to a gang if they help catch him in a set-up robbery. 20th Century Fox released The Driver on July 28, 1978. The film was a box office disappointment in the United States but performed better overseas. Despite initial negative reviews it has become one of Hill's most popular films and received more positive critical reception in later years. Directors Quentin Tarantino, Nicolas Winding Refn and Edgar Wright have cited The Driver as a major influence.
