Two-Lane Blacktop

6.915

102 minutes

7/7/1971

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.

Cast List

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