Robert Emhardt, the master of mean and arrogance, pulls it off again in one memorable tale. Another Hitchcock "you get what you deserve" story that we all grew up on.
ROAD HOG was written by Bill Ballinger, who did seven episodes for the series, best known for the ultimate chiller, THE STRANGLER (1964), based on the Boston Strangler murders. The film also brought wide acclaim to Victor Buono as the killer. Ballinger, in all probability, encountered one or two "artistic" drivers himself and thus came this story.
Emhart plays a man named Fratus who is a dang roadhog, the definition. There's really nothing too surprising about that, except when he blocks desperate farmer Mr. Pine (exceptionally played by Raymond Massey), who is trying to get his dying son to a hospital ASAP.
Mr. Pine eventaully plots a sweet revenge for this creep. Perhaps one of Massey's greatest tv performances. He is the perfect match for Emhardt, the guy you love to hate.
Not to be missed, expertly directed by Stuart Rosenberg, who had a distinguished career such film classics as COOL HAND LUKE and WUSA.
Look for silent screen comedy star Snub Pollard, who invented the long moustache, as a bar patron.
A must for Hitch followers. SEASON 5 EPISODE 11 remastered Universal dvd box set. Thanks much to METV for this running this gem.