Monday, July 6, 2015

Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

Released July 7th in the US.
Filmed in Tennessee , California , Arizona , New Mexico , Arkansas , Oklahoma and North Carolina.
The story : The driver of a '55 Chevy is constantly looking for races to race his car in for money.
Along for the ride is his trustworthy mechanic.
Driving across country looking for races to be won , the two pick up a hitchhiker.
Then , they come across an older man who believes his car will beat theirs in a race.
Instead of racing side by side though , they all decide whoever can make it to Washington DC first will win the prize of both their cars.
Stars James Taylor , Dennis Wilson , Warren Oates , Laurie Bird , Bill Keller , Harry Dean Stanton , A.J. Solari , Katherine Squire , Melissa Hellman , Kreag Caffey , Rudy Wurlitzer , Rudy Wurlitzer , David Drake , Richard Ruth , Don Samuels , Charles Moore , George Mitchell
Directed by Monte Hellman
Rated R
DRAMA

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