Two-Lane Blacktop

Two-Lane Blacktop

1971
1h 42min

A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air coupe. They race for money, betting with their competitors. The pair gains a young and talkative female stowaway. Along the way they unintentionally attract a well-to-do drifter driving a new Pontiac GTO. This older man, looking for attention, antagonizes their efforts.

Two-Lane Blacktop

Storyline

A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air coupe. They race for money, betting with their competitors. The pair gains a young and talkative female stowaway. Along the way they unintentionally attract a well-to-do drifter driving a new Pontiac GTO. This older man, looking for attention, antagonizes their efforts.
    Released
    July 1971
    Runtime
    1h 42min
    Director
    Budget
    $850,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Universal Pictures, Michael Laughlin Enterprises
Cast
James Taylor
James Taylor
The Driver
Warren Oates
Warren Oates
G.T.O.
Dennis Wilson
Dennis Wilson
The Mechanic
Laurie Bird
Laurie Bird
The Girl
Rudy Wurlitzer
Rudy Wurlitzer
Hot Rod Driver
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Oklahoma Hitchhiker
Jaclyn Hellman
Jaclyn Hellman
Hot Rod Driver's Girl
Alan Vint
Alan Vint
Man in Roadhouse
Katherine Squire
Katherine Squire
Old Woman
Bill Keller
Texas Hitchhiker
David Drake
Needles Station Attendant
Richard Ruth
Needles Station Mechanic
Don Samuels
Texas Policeman #1
Charles Moore
Texas Policeman #2
Tom Green
Boswell Attendant
W.H. Harrison
Parts Store Owner
Illa Ginnaven
Waitress in Roadhouse
George Mitchell
George Mitchell
Truck Driver at Accident
A.J. Solari
Tennessee Hitchhiker
Melissa Hellman
Little Girl with Old Woman Picked Up by G.T.O.
Jay Wheatley
Man #1 at Race Track
James Mitchum
James Mitchum
Man #2 at Race Track
Kreag Caffey
Boy with Motorcycle
Tom Witenbarger
Pickup Truck Driver
Glen Rogers
Soldier #1
Tomas Moore
Kid at Drive-In (uncredited)
Big Willie Robinson III
Street Racer in Daytona (uncredited)
More like this