A homicidal car tire, discovering it has destructive psionic power, sets its sights on a desert town once a mysterious woman becomes its obsession.A homicidal car tire, discovering it has destructive psionic power, sets its sights on a desert town once a mysterious woman becomes its obsession.A homicidal car tire, discovering it has destructive psionic power, sets its sights on a desert town once a mysterious woman becomes its obsession.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 3 nominations
- Black Woman
- (as Cecilia Antoinette)
- Zach
- (as Remi Thorne)
- Cleaning Lady
- (as Tara O'Brien)
- Cop Luke
- (as Pete Di Cecco)
- Cop Denise
- (as Courtenay K. Taylor)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMade mostly with practical special effects - very little CGI was used.
- GoofsWhen the tire is watching Nascar on the TV, the sound we hear is from a different series of motor-racing; possibly Formula 1.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Lieutenant Chad: In the Steven Spielberg movie "E.T.," why is the alien brown? No reason. In "Love Story," why do the two characters fall madly in love with each other? No reason. In Oliver Stone's "JFK," why is the President suddenly assassinated by some stranger? No reason. In the excellent "Chain Saw Massacre" by Tobe Hooper, why don't we ever see the characters go to the bathroom or wash their hands like people do in real life? Absolutely no reason. Worse, in "The Pianist" by Polanski, how come this guy has to hide and live like a bum when he plays the piano so well? Once again the answer is, no reason. I could go on for hours with more examples. The list is endless. You probably never gave it a thought, but all great films, without exception, contain an important element of no reason. And you know why? Because life itself is filled with no reason. Why can't we see the air all around us? No reason. Why are we always thinking? No reason. Why do some people love sausages and other people hate sausages? No fuckin' reason.
Cop Xavier: [honks the horn] Come on! Don't waste your time explaining that garbage. Let's go!
Lieutenant Chad: Just a minute. Let me finish.
[looks back at the audience]
Lieutenant Chad: Ladies, gentlemen, the film you are about to see today is an homage to the "no reason" - that most powerful element of style.
[pours his glass of water on the ground before getting back into the trunk of the police car]
- Crazy creditsDuring the closing credits, the opening monologue by Lt. Chad is shown from a different angle that shows the speech is for the "in-film" audience, and not the "theater" film audience.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Trailer Failure: Rubber, Madea, Shotgun (2011)
- SoundtracksJust Don't Want To Be Lonely
Lyrics and music by Vinnie Barrett, John C Jr Freeman and Bobby Eli
Performed by Blue Magic
Unfortunately, 'Rubber' succeeds in both: the only saving grace in terms of acting is Wings Hauser, the other leads make you seriously ponder an early leave. And what's with the pompous speeches? To be sure, 'Rubber' is not about taking you out or into a moment. It's about constantly reminding you that this moment isn't really happening. For some, that might be a nice existentialist twist. For others, like me, such ambition is completely out of place in a film about a tire blowing people's heads up.
If you'd edit this down to five minutes, you'd get a seriously hilarious short, though.
As for more rewarding options in the 'weird French horror film with excellent cinematography' section, I suggest 'Amer' (2009). It's equally pointless but delightful eye-candy (in the literal sense of the word).
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Bánh Xe Ma Quái
- Filming locations
- Four Aces Movie Ranch - 14499 E Ave Q, Palmdale, California, USA(Sheila's car stalled, tire bumped by pickup truck)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $100,370
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,346
- Apr 3, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $101,729
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1