Two-Lane Blacktop

Name: Two-Lane Blacktop
Genre: Drama
Released: July 7, 1971
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 89
Cast: Bill Keller, David Drake, Dennis Wilson, Harry Dean Stanton, Jaclyn Hellman

1971

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 7, 1971 | R

Starring: Bill Keller, David Drake, Dennis Wilson, Harry Dean Stanton, Jaclyn Hellman, James Taylor, Laurie Bird, Richard Ruth, Rudy Wurlitzer, Warren Oates

Summary: 2 men drag-racing across the U.S., in a '55 Chevy. Dennis Wilson's the mechanic, James Taylor's the driver.

Director: Monte Hellman

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

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This minimalist masterpiece is one of the greatest American films to come out of the 1970’s. Read full review

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Keith Phipps

Hellman gives viewers plenty of time to study every detail, dwelling less on action than on quiet, small-town vistas, rundown diners, and forgotten stretches of Route 66. Read full review

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TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Certainly not an average car chase movie, Two-Lane Blacktop is perhaps director Monte Hellman's finest film. Read full review

Elbert Ventura

A movie that looks off into the distance and keeps its gaze there, Two-Lane Blacktop is a lean and melancholy beauty. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

An excellent combination of in-depth contemporary story-telling and personality casting. Read full review

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It's absolutely riveting. Read full review

Joseph Jon Lanthier

America exploded in the ’60s; Two-Lane Blacktop is the post-apocalyptic road trip. Read full review

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 24, 2021

This is quite an easy watch - certainly a good diverting film if you like cars, particularly classic cars. Although the film is primarily about a car race, it felt pretty laid back. Its a nice, easy watch with some interesting enough characters, so yes, I'd recommend it, although the storyThis is quite an easy watch - certainly a good diverting film if you like cars, particularly classic cars. Although the film is primarily about a car race, it felt pretty laid back. Its a nice, easy watch with some interesting enough characters, so yes, I'd recommend it, although the story maybe wasn't as clear and it perhaps wasn't as tense and exciting as some perhaps may hope it to be, if you assume it to be a non stop action film.… Expand

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