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Jul 23, 1971 · A drama about a drag race between a 1955 Chevy and a 1970 Pontiac, featuring James Taylor, Warren Oates and Laurie Bird. The film explores the characters' identities, freedom and society values through their cars and their journey across the American Southwest.
- (13K)
- Drama
- Monte Hellman
- 1971-07-23
Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 American road movie directed and edited by Monte Hellman, written by Rudy Wurlitzer and starring singer-songwriter James Taylor, the Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson, Warren Oates, and Laurie Bird.
Two-Lane Blacktop -- (Movie Clip) Maybelline "GTO" (Warren Oates) is singing along with Chuck Berry's "Maybelline" when he picks up a hitcher with sexual intentions (Harry Dean Stanton) in director Monte Hellman's Two-Lane Blacktop, 1971.
- Monte Hellman, Ken Swor
- James Taylor
May 31, 2012 · Story of two men drag racing across the USA in a primer grey 55 Chevy. Dennis Wilson is the mechanic, James Taylor is the driver.
- 3 min
- 838.2K
- astraydogfilm
Dec 31, 2014 · Two Rockstars Folk Rock singer James Taylor and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys Co-Founder and drummer) race Waren Oates a tall-tale telling drifter across a few states for pink slips, with a few drag races and other memorable scenes along the way.
A cult classic road film about a driver and a mechanic who race their 1955 Chevy across the country. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and see the cast and crew of this beautifully directed and unique movie.
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- Drama
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A cross-country race between a 1955 Chevy and a G.T.O. car, with a mysterious girl and a mechanic. Roger Ebert praises the road scenes and the character of G.T.O., but criticizes the impersonal and metaphorical style of the film.
