Two-Lane Blacktop

Two-Lane Blacktop

1971 · 1 hr 42 min · R

Drama

Directors

Monte Hellman

Actors

  • James Taylor
  • Warren Oates
  • Laurie Bird

Credits: 5

Summary

While drag-racing through the American Southwest in a Chevrolet 150, a driver and his mechanic cross paths with an enigmatic hitchhiker and the tall-tale-spinning driver of a GTO.

More about this movie

The Driver and The Mechanic are 2 car freaks driving a 1955 Chevy through the southwestern U.S., looking for other cars to race. They're totally dedicated to their car, and speak with each other only when necessary. At a gas station, the pair (along with a girl who's ingratiated herself into their world) meet G.T.O; a middle-aged man who fabricates stories and. It's decided to have a race to Washington, D.C., where the winner will get the loser's car.