Vanishing Point

Name: Vanishing Point
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: March 13, 1971
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Anthony James, Barry Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger

1971

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Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: March 13, 1971 | PG

Starring: Anthony James, Barry Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, Gilda Texter, Paul Koslo, Robert Donner, Timothy Scott, Victoria Medlin

Summary: During the 1970s, car delivery driver Kowalski delivers hot rods in record time but always runs into trouble with the highway cops.

Director: Richard C. Sarafian

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: PG

Runtime: 99 min

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Keith Phipps

Newman picks up speed and symbolic baggage as the movie progresses, and much of the film’s brilliance lies in the way Sarafian balances the two elements. Read full review

The Telegraph Nick Cowen

Vanishing Point is a fantastic chase film, which despite its heavy-handed symbolism, is an absolute must for any movie lover – whether you're a petrol head or not. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

While Richard Sarafian's direction of this action thriller and drive-in favorite isn't especially distinguished, the script by Cuban author Guillermo Cabrera Infante takes full advantage of the subject's existential and mythical undertones without being pretentious, and you certainly get a run for your money, along with a lot of rock music. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

A fairly interesting, but somewhat muddled, road movie starring Newman as an ex-cop who now drives cars from Denver to San Francisco for a living. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

The action is almost entirely made up of one man driving a car at maximum speed from Denver to, hopefully, San Francisco, against various odds, from the police who try to intercept him, to the oddball individuals he meets along the way. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

The script starts explaining in embarrassing memory flashes, the echoes of Easy Rider multiply, bits of mysticism and a blind black DJ called Super-Soul are injected, and the woodenness of both direction and Newman's performance becomes increasingly apparent. Read full review

Roger Greenspun

A movie about which I can think of almost nothing good to say. Read full review

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Deanomite

Jan 10, 2020

I read this was one of Spielberg's favorite movies, and it was so good. It was full of life and loss and heart, with really good driving scenes. The Driver (1978) is my favorite car movie, but this was not far behind.

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Amirmahmood

Apr 18, 2021

Legendary movie of all time .
I watched more than 100 times and never felt tired of it.

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