Monday 10th July 1978

The Driver, a crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill, starring Ryan O’Neal, Bruce Dern, and Isabelle Adjani, was released. The Driver (Ryan O’Neal) – real name unknown – had made a career out of stealing cars to use as getaway vehicles in big-time robberies all over Los Angeles. Hot on the Driver’s trail was the Detective (Bruce Dern), a conceited and otherwise-nameless cop who has his own name for the Driver: “Cowboy.” Since the Driver had never been caught, the Detective went to ever-increasing lengths to bring him down. Ultimately, the Detective set up a bank job in order to bait and trap the Driver. Even when said plan threatened to wreck the Detective’s own career, he remained steadfast in his obsession to bust the Driver.