TWO-LANE BLACKTOP (1971)

MONTE HELLMAN

Road Movie Cars: Races & Chases Cult Classics Art House Drama Acid Western Recommended

Cast

JAMES TAYLOR WARREN OATES LAURIE BIRD DENNIS WILSON

Plot

In this controversial and acclaimed story of drag-racing drifters, the drivers of a Pontiac GTO and a '55 Chevy fight an obsessive battle across the back roads of America for possession of each other's 'pinks' and the affections of a mysterious young hitchhiker. Dominating this hypnotic existential journey is Warren Oates as the obsessive GTO', with James Taylor and Dennis Wilson (in their first and only acting roles) his rivals for both car and woman. "Two-Lane Blacktop" is an existentialist 60s road movie cult classic.