“Duel” The opponent is not the driver but the tank truck! A giant monster that destroys everyday life *Spoiler alert

*This article touches on the ending of the story, so we recommend watching the movie before reading it.

“Duel” Synopsis

California. A salesman is driving south to a business meeting when he passes a large tanker truck while driving, only to be relentlessly chased by the truck, which is filled with murderous intent.

Recently, so-called "distracted driving" has become a social problem in Japan. The battle between a car that repeatedly makes dangerous overtakes and sudden stops on the road and a car that is unlucky to be targeted is like a daydream. The fact that the reasons behind the instigation are unclear adds to the anxiety of drivers. Once upon a time, there was a screenwriter who wrote a short story about such an experience. This is Richard Matheson, known for his works such as `` Somewhere in Time '' (1980) and `` Real Steel '' (11).

Index

• It happened on the way home from golf.
• Two things that Spielberg was particular about
• The other party is not a driver but a tank truck!?
• The reason why the driver's face is not shown until the end

It happened on the way home from golf.

It happened on November 22, 1963, the same day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Matheson was driving home after playing golf with Jerry Saul, a friend in the same industry known for his work on ``The Twilight Zone'' (59~), when he was relentlessly attacked by a truck he encountered on the way home. It was.

So Matheson thought it would be possible to make a TV drama out of that chilling experience, and tried to pitch it to various TV stations, but failed. Unable to give up, he comes up with the next idea to publish his work as a short story. To confirm the details, Matheson drove once again from his home to Ventura, California, where his golf course is located, checking the view out the car window and the location of gas stations and driving restaurants. Eventually, the short stories he completed based on these stories were published in Playboy magazine, and then passed on to Steven Spielberg, who was attracting attention as an up-and-coming director at the time, who produced ``Duel'' (1971). become.

Two things that Spielberg was particular about