Two-Lane Blacktop

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Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
1971
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air coupe. They race for money, betting with their competitors. The pair gain a young and talkative female stowaway. Along the way they unintentionally attract a well-to-do drifter driving a new Pontiac GTO. This older man, looking for attention, antagonizes their efforts.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:

Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Oct 1972

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Monte Hellman

Writer:

Rudy Wurlitzer (screenplay), Will Corry (screenplay), Will Corry (story)

Main Actors:

James Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird, Dennis Wilson

Plot:

The Driver and The Mechanic are two car freaks driving a 1955 Chevy throughout the southwestern U.S. looking for other cars to race. They are totally dedicated to The Car and converse with each other only when necessary. At a gas station, The Driver and The Mechanic, along with a girl who has ingratiated herself into their world, meet G.T.O., a middle-aged man who fabricates stories about his exploits. It is decided to have a race to Washington, D.C., where the winner will get the loser's car. Along the way, the race and the highway metaphorically depict the lives of these contestants as they struggle to their destination.

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.

Production:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
Metacritic:
89%