Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1971-07-07) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 2 nominations |
| Screen: | Rudy Wurlitzer, Will Corry, Floyd Mutrux |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures, Michael Laughlin Enterprises |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 97351: James Taylor - The Driver
- 8255: Warren Oates - G.T.O.
- 23187: Dennis Wilson - The Mechanic
- 97352: Laurie Bird - The Girl
- 64065: Rudy Wurlitzer - Hot Rod Driver
- 5048: Harry Dean Stanton - Oklahoma Hitchhiker
- 97357: Jaclyn Hellman - Hot Rod Driver's Girl
Crews
- 97355: Michael Laughlin - Producer - Production
- 20921: Monte Hellman - Director - Directing
- 97356: Jack Deerson - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2871: Fred Roos - Casting - Production
- 1527: John Bailey - Assistant Camera - Camera
- 97353: Will Corry - Screenplay - Writing
- 97357: Jaclyn Hellman - Dialogue Coach - Crew
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Reviews
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**_The metaphoric endless highway of meaningless life_** A driver and mechanic of a souped-up ’55 Chevy (James Taylor and Dennis Wilson) have one-track minds as they drive across the American landscape, picking up a searchin’ teen girl who’s into casual sex (Laurie Bird) and setti ....
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<strong>Those Satisfactions are Permanent</strong> As the film opens we meet the Driver (James Taylor) and the Mechanic (Dennis Wilson). They live to race and race to live. We never learn their names nor their relationship to each other. The Girl (Laurie Bird) joins them by removi ....
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