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Two-Lane Blacktop

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Two-Lane Blacktop

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Cult road-movie drama starring James Taylor, Dennis Wilson and Warren Oates. Two men and their customised 1955 Chevy take on a variety of petrolheads as they meander across the American Southwest. En route they pick up a girl and challenge a brash rival to a race to Washington DC, staking their respective cars on the outcome.

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Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Robert Sellers

Existential road movie that takes its cue from Easy Rider and features Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson and 1970s singer/songwriter James Taylor in their first straight leading roles. They play drifters cruising the American Southwest in their souped-up 1955 Chevrolet, who challenge old-timer Warren Oates (a career-best performance) and his GTO Pontiac to a cross-country race with car ownership as the prize. Monte Hellman's intense direction and quirky charm compensate for a low-key script, and there are nice supporting turns from Laurie Bird and Harry Dean Stanton as hitch-hikers. This film is highly regarded in some quarters, but may prove too laid back for most tastes.

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7.2/10

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Cast

rolenameDriverJames TaylorMechanicDennis WilsonGTOWarren OatesGirlLaurie BirdOklahoma hitchhikerHarry Dean StantonNeedles station attendantDavid DrakeNeedles station mechanicRichard RuthDriver's girlJaclyn Hellman

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Crew

rolenameDirectorMonte Hellman

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Theatrical distributor

Rank Film Dists Ltd

Languages

English

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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