Rent Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
3.5 of 5 from 146 ratings
1h 38min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
The Driver spins out of Los Angeles with The Mechanic after winning a late night drag race. The two young men head south east on the freeway, stopping only for food, gas or a delicate adjustment on their primer grey '55 Chevrolet. Outside of Flagstaff, they take time out for lunch at a diner. When they return to their car, there is a new passenger in the back - a girl with a tear stained face. No questions are asked: No explanation is offered. They move off. When they hit Santa Fe, they cruise up and down the streets, looking for an unsuspecting country boy to challenge their beaten up Sedan. They find him sooner than expected in a '32 Ford Roadster, follow him to the outskirts of town, race him and beat him. That night the girl shares a hotel room with The Mechanic, while The Driver prowls the bars. - Actors:
- James Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird, Dennis Wilson, David Drake, Richard Ruth, Rudy Wurlitzer, Jaclyn Hellman, Bill Keller, Harry Dean Stanton, Don Samuels, Charles Moore, Tom Green, W.H. Harrison, Alan Vint, Illa Ginnaven, George Mitchell, A.J. Solari, Katherine Squire, Melissa Hellman
- Directors:
- Monte Hellman
- Producers:
- Michael Laughlin
- Writers:
- Rudy Wurlitzer, Will Corry
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Motor Racing Films, Best Film Quests and Adventures, Films by Genre, Masters of Cinema, The Best American Road Movies, A Brief History of Film..., Top Films, What We Were Watching in 1971
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/01/2012
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary by Monte Heilman and associate producer Gary Kurtz
- On The Road Again: Two-Lane Blacktop Revisited: Heilman revisiting the film's locations
- Somewhere Near Salinas: Monte Heilman interviews Kris Kristofferson Directed by Monte Heilman
- Sure Did Talk To You: featuring interviews with producer Michael Laughlin, production manager Walter Coblenz, and the director's son Jared Heilman - directed by Monte Heilman
- Rare archival screen-test footage of James Taylor and Laurie Bird
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (2) of Two-Lane Blacktop
Essential cult road movie - Two-Lane Blacktop review by dl
Another Road movie that passed me by and even though i’m not really big on the car/race genre i still got a lot of enjoyment out of this, yes its another slice of 70’ Americana that drifts from character to character place to place but one that flows effortlessly and with such great ease, no backstory or names are given to these characters it’s not necessary, where there to feel the freedom and care-free attitude of this time taking in its barren roads/gas stations and diners and just going along with the ride.Performance wise it works really well by putting in first time actors from the music world James Taylor/Dennis Wilson and pitching them alongside the always watchable and excellent Warren Oates.Its a film thats well deserving of its cult status and one thats dated well thanks to its realistic performances/great visual look and in its chosen soundtrack of its era.8/10
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i really enjoyed this film - Two-Lane Blacktop review by pete b
wowsers i don’t even like cars, have never even owned one, but this film drew me in and kept me there. nicely untidy and rich with human frailty.
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