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Two-Lane Blacktop

Two-Lane Blacktop

no beginning... no end... no speed limit...

19716.91h 42m

Overview

A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race.

Directed by Monte Hellman
Written by Will Corry, Rudy Wurlitzer, Floyd Mutrux
Produced by Michael Laughlin
Box OfficeBudget: $850K0

Top 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

B

Bill Keller

Texas Hitchhiker

Themes & Keywords

car racecar mechanicchevroletroad moviedrag race

About Two-Lane Blacktop

Two-Lane Blacktop is a drama film released in 1971 exploring themes of car race, car mechanic, chevrolet, road movie, drag race. Directed by Monte Hellman, it stars James Taylor, Warren Oates, Dennis Wilson. A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race.

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