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Two-Lane Blacktop

69 %|Jul 7, 1971|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Michael Laughlin
Producer
Monte Hellman
Director
Jack Deerson
Director of Photography
Fred Roos
Casting
John Bailey
Assistant Camera
Will Corry
Screenplay
Jaclyn Hellman
Dialogue Coach
Marion Sampler
Title Designer

Cast

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James Taylor
The Driver
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Dennis Wilson
The Mechanic
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Laurie Bird
The Girl
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Rudy Wurlitzer
Hot Rod Driver
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Harry Dean Stanton
Oklahoma Hitchhiker
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Jaclyn Hellman
Hot Rod Driver's Girl
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Alan Vint
Man in Roadhouse
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Bill Keller
Texas Hitchhiker
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David Drake
Needles Station Attendant
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Richard Ruth
Needles Station Mechanic
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Don Samuels
Texas Policeman #1
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Charles Moore
Texas Policeman #2
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Tom Green
Boswell Attendant
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W.H. Harrison
Parts Store Owner
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Illa Ginnaven
Waitress in Roadhouse
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George Mitchell
Truck Driver at Accident
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A.J. Solari
Tennessee Hitchhiker
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Melissa Hellman
Little Girl with Old Woman Picked Up by G.T.O.
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Jay Wheatley
Man #1 at Race Track
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James Mitchum
Man #2 at Race Track
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Kreag Caffey
Boy with Motorcycle
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Tom Witenbarger
Pickup Truck Driver
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Glen Rogers
Soldier #1
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Tomas Moore
Kid at Drive-In (uncredited)
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Big Willie Robinson III
Street Racer in Daytona (uncredited)