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Jul 23, 1971 · A classic drama about a driver and his mechanic who race their Chevrolet 150 across the American Southwest and encounter a mysterious hitchhiker and a GTO driver. The film features a soundtrack by The Doors and a minimalist style of filmmaking.
- (14K)
- Drama
- Monte Hellman
- 1971-07-23
Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 American road movie directed and edited by Monte Hellman, written by Rudy Wurlitzer and starring singer-songwriter James Taylor, the Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson, Warren Oates, and Laurie Bird.
Two-Lane Blacktop was shot in sequence with a crew of 34 traveling along with the actors cross country from Los Angeles to Tennessee with location stops in Needles, California; Flagstaff, Arizona; Santa Fe and Tucumcari, New Mexico; Boswell, Oklahoma; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Memphis, Tennessee.
- Monte Hellman, Ken Swor
- James Taylor
Dec 31, 2014 · Two Rockstars Folk Rock singer James Taylor and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys Co-Founder and drummer) race Waren Oates a tall-tale telling drifter across a few states for pink slips, with a few drag races and other memorable scenes along the way.
May 31, 2012 · Story of two men drag racing across the USA in a primer grey 55 Chevy. Dennis Wilson is the mechanic, James Taylor is the driver.
- 3 min
- 841.6K
- astraydogfilm
A cult classic road film about a mechanic and a driver who race and maintain their 1955 Chevy across the country. See critics' ratings, watch the trailer, and learn more about the cast and plot of this beautifully directed and unique movie.
- (40)
- Drama
- R
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A cross-country race between a 1955 Chevy and a G.T.O. car, with a mysterious girl and a mechanic. Roger Ebert praises the road scenes and the character of G.T.O., but criticizes the impersonal and metaphorical style of the film.
