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Two-Lane Blacktop

  • 19711971
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
12K
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Laurie Bird, Warren Oates, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
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While drag-racing through the American Southwest in a Chevvy 150, a driver and his mechanic cross paths with an alluring hitchhiker and the inexperienced, tall tale-spinning driver of a GTO.While drag-racing through the American Southwest in a Chevvy 150, a driver and his mechanic cross paths with an alluring hitchhiker and the inexperienced, tall tale-spinning driver of a GTO.While drag-racing through the American Southwest in a Chevvy 150, a driver and his mechanic cross paths with an alluring hitchhiker and the inexperienced, tall tale-spinning driver of a GTO.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
12K
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  • Director
    • Monte Hellman
  • Writers
    • Rudy Wurlitzer(screenplay)
    • Will Corry(screenplay)
    • Floyd Mutrux(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • James Taylor
    • Warren Oates
    • Laurie Bird
Top credits
  • Director
    • Monte Hellman
  • Writers
    • Rudy Wurlitzer(screenplay)
    • Will Corry(screenplay)
    • Floyd Mutrux(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • James Taylor
    • Warren Oates
    • Laurie Bird
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 125User reviews
    • 124Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Photos84

    Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
    Monte Hellman and James Taylor in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
    Laurie Bird, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
    Laurie Bird, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
    Laurie Bird, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
    Warren Oates, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
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    Top cast

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    James Taylor
    James Taylor
    • The Driveras The Driver
    Warren Oates
    Warren Oates
    • G.T.Oas G.T.O
    Laurie Bird
    Laurie Bird
    • The Girlas The Girl
    Dennis Wilson
    Dennis Wilson
    • The Mechanicas The Mechanic
    David Drake
    • Needles Station Attendantas Needles Station Attendant
    Richard Ruth
    • Needles Station Mechanicas Needles Station Mechanic
    Rudy Wurlitzer
    • Hot Rod Driveras Hot Rod Driver
    • (as Rudolph Wurlitzer)
    Jaclyn Hellman
    • Driver's Girlas Driver's Girl
    Bill Keller
    • Texas Hitchhikeras Texas Hitchhiker
    Harry Dean Stanton
    Harry Dean Stanton
    • Oklahoma Hitchhikeras Oklahoma Hitchhiker
    • (as H.D. Stanton)
    Don Samuels
    • Texas Policeman #1as Texas Policeman #1
    Charles Moore
    • Texas Policeman #2as Texas Policeman #2
    Tom Green
    • Boswell Attendantas Boswell Attendant
    W.H. Harrison
    • Parts Store Owneras Parts Store Owner
    Alan Vint
    Alan Vint
    • Man in Roadhouseas Man in Roadhouse
    Illa Ginnaven
    • Waitress in Roadhouseas Waitress in Roadhouse
    George Mitchell
    George Mitchell
    • Truck Driver at Accidentas Truck Driver at Accident
    A.J. Solari
    • Tennessee Hitchhikeras Tennessee Hitchhiker
    • Director
      • Monte Hellman
    • Writers
      • Rudy Wurlitzer(screenplay)
      • Will Corry(screenplay) (story)
      • Floyd Mutrux(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    The Driver and The Mechanic are 2 car freaks driving a 1955 Chevy through the southwestern U.S., looking for other cars to race. They're totally dedicated to their car, and speak with each other only when necessary. At a gas station, the pair (along with a girl who's ingratiated herself into their world) meet G.T.O; a middle-aged man who fabricates stories and. It's decided to have a race to Washington, D.C., where the winner will get the loser's car. —Rick Gregory <rag.apa@email.apa.org>
    • road movie
    • car movie
    • 1955 chevrolet
    • sex
    • car chase
    • 97 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Their world is a two-lane blacktop - no beginning... no end... no speed limit!
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to the director's commentary on the first DVD release, the reason the movie took so long to release on DVD was Jim Morrison. Two Lane Blacktop's sound track has scenes in the movie where Doors music is playing in the background. Monte Hellman and the producers had trouble initially securing permission from Morrison's estate to release the film with its original content of Doors music on to the medium of DVD. For obvious reasons, such DVD permission was not part of the original agreement with the Doors in 1972. Eventually, the studio got permission to use the Doors music again and the DVD was released.
    • Goofs
      The cost/gallons numbers on the gas pumps change several times during the gas station race set-up scene.
    • Quotes

      Hot rod driver: Let's make it fifty.

      The Driver: Make it three yards motherfucker and we'll have an auto-MO-bile race.

    • Crazy credits
      The Car ... 1955 Chevrolet
    • Connections
      Featured in Adam-12: The Dinosaur (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Moonlight Drive
      Written and Performed by The Doors

      Courtesy of Elektra Records

    User reviews125

    Review
    Top review
    2001, a road odyssey.
    "Two Lane Blacktop" is plain and simple, the "2001" of both road movies and car movies. A film experience like none other that will transcend you further than anything considering you have the slightest sensitivity for driving... or for cars... or for any of the actors involved in it... which is not anyone, sure. Even though, it remains an amazing film beautifully written and shot. And when you know it started as a Disney project surfing on the "Beetle" series' success, it turns out to be a piece of history. But hell, it's so strong it doesn't even need the anecdote. What it deserves is his freaking place in cinematic heaven, and it's a shame it's not there yet and remains hard to see in a theater ! Monte Hellman never made one as strong. Rudy Wurlitzer holding the pen probably helps. Still, Hellman is a fine director to be rediscovered too. One thing is to remember : if you have never seen it and see it plays around your block, cancel any previous plan and just GO FOR IT !
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    • Elvoid
    • Sep 8, 2004

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    • Release date
      • October 28, 1972 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Asphaltrennen
    • Filming locations
      • North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Michael Laughlin Enterprises
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $850,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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