Two-Lane Blacktop

Jul 7, 1971

1h 42m

★ 6.9

You can never go fast enough...

Overview

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 gains 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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Michael Laughlin Enterprises

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Cast

The Driver

James Taylor

G.T.O.

Warren Oates

The Mechanic

Dennis Wilson

The Girl

Laurie Bird

Hot Rod Driver

Rudy Wurlitzer

Oklahoma Hitchhiker

Harry Dean Stanton

Hot Rod Driver's Girl

Jaclyn Hellman

Man in Roadhouse

Alan Vint

Old Woman

Katherine Squire

Texas Hitchhiker

Bill Keller

Needles Station Attendant

David Drake

Needles Station Mechanic

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