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Two-Lane Blacktop
A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race.
1971 · Directed by Monte Hellman · 103 min · Drama · 14 frames
Tagline
no beginning... no end... no speed limit...
Crew
- Screenplay: Rudy Wurlitzer, Will Corry, Floyd Mutrux
- Cinematography: Jack Deerson, Gregory Sandor
- Edited by: Monte Hellman
- Produced by: Michael Laughlin
Cast
- James Taylor as The Driver
- Warren Oates as G.T.O.
- Dennis Wilson as The Mechanic
- Laurie Bird as The Girl
- Rudy Wurlitzer as Hot Rod Driver
- Harry Dean Stanton as Oklahoma Hitchhiker
- Jaclyn Hellman as Hot Rod Driver's Girl
- Alan Vint as Man in Roadhouse
- Katherine Squire as Old Woman
- Bill Keller as Texas Hitchhiker
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal Pictures, Michael Laughlin Enterprises
- Budget: $850,000
- Themes: car race, car mechanic, chevrolet, road movie, drag race
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