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Citizens Band

Play trailer Poster for Citizens Band PG,  1977,  1h 38m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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A truck driver nicknamed Chrome Angel (Charles Napier) gets into an accident while passing through a small town. Spider (Paul Le Mat), a repairman, picks up Chrome Angel's distress call over his CB radio, and rescues him. The only problem is that Chrome Angel is a bigamist, and now his two wives (Marcia Rodd, Ann Wedgeworth) have both arrived on the scene. Spider also has his own set of problems, and is caught up in a feud with the local priest (Ed Begley Jr.).
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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Sep 18, 2023
[Citizens Band] is a palmy, elegantly deadpan comedy; the jokes aren’t pushed, so it takes viewers a few minutes to settle into the comic style, which has the mellow, light touch of thirties Renoir. Go to Full Review
David Ansen Newsweek Mar 7, 2023
Demme has lots of fun, and, aided by a fresh, talented cast, he artfully modulates his moods from raunchy farce to somber pathos. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Apr 16, 2024
2.5/4
...a relatively solid piece of work that benefits substantially from its easygoing vibe. Go to Full Review
Leigh Charlton Los Angeles Free Press Oct 23, 2019
[Paul Brickman's] dialogue is rich with CB jargon and the actors have adapted well to the sound and rhythm of the CBer's language. Go to Full Review
Eve Tushnet Patheos Mar 19, 2019
The movie did end up feeling as noteworthy for what it excludes or doesn't examine as for the startlingly contemporary things it includes. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Jul 30, 2012
A vivacious poem of American restlessness Go to Full Review
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Jonathan Demme

Director

Paul Le Mat

Spider

Candy Clark

Electra

Ann Wedgeworth

Dallas Angel

Bruce McGill

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Marcia Rodd

Portland Angel

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Citizens Band

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Synopsis A truck driver nicknamed Chrome Angel (Charles Napier) gets into an accident while passing through a small town. Spider (Paul Le Mat), a repairman, picks up Chrome Angel's distress call over his CB radio, and rescues him. The only problem is that Chrome Angel is a bigamist, and now his two wives (Marcia Rodd, Ann Wedgeworth) have both arrived on the scene. Spider also has his own set of problems, and is caught up in a feud with the local priest (Ed Begley Jr.).
Director
Jonathan Demme
Producer
Shep Fields
Screenwriter
Paul Brickman
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, The Fields Company
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 18, 1977, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 6, 2017
Runtime
1h 38m
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