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Cult film director Monte Hellman follows up his legendary westerns THE SHOOTING and RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND with another bona fide classic, this time set on the paved highways o...Read more
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I was reminicing about old hot rod movies & decided to look for this movie, and another, on eBay. It stars James Taylor (Singer) & Dennis Wilson (Beech Boys) and is ab...Read more
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i first saw this movie while stationed in san diego (navy) and being a 55-56-57 chevy fan myself i really enjoyed the movie i had the opportunity to buy it on e-bay at a good ...Read more

Two-Lane Blacktop (VHS, 1999, Clamshell Pan-and-Scan)

Monte Hellman, James Taylor, Dennis Wilson|Theatrical release: 1971 | Rating: R (MPAA)
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    Movie synopsis

    Cult film director Monte Hellman follows up his legendary westerns THE SHOOTING and RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND with another bona fide classic, this time set on the paved highways of early 1970s America. Making their acting debuts, musicians Dennis Wilson and James Taylor play a pair of drag-racing drifters who battle against willing competitors all along the back roads of America, encountering a wild cast of characters. After stopping for lunch one afternoon, Taylor (The Driver) and Wilson (The Mechanic) discover a young woman in their back seat (Laurie Bird, credited as (The Girl). The newly formed trio continues to head east, and places a risky bet with Warren Oates after bumping into each other at a gas station. The first automobile to arrive in Washington D.C. is the winner. The prize: the loser's car (Taylor and Wilson drive a 1955 Chevy, while Oates pilots a 1970 Pontiac GTO). Strangely enough, rather than turning into a relentless fight to the finish, none of the participants seem too worried about picking up the pace. In fact, they act as if they're afraid of reaching their destinations, spurning an endless series of sidetracks that turns Hellman's film into a broad existential metaphor and cementing its place as one of 1970s Hollywood's bravest motion pictures.

    Product Details
    • Edition: Clamshell Pan-and-Scan
    • Number of Tapes: 1
    • Rating: R (MPAA)
    • Film Country: USA
    • UPC: 013131088434

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    Genre:Dramas
    Format:VHS
    Display Format:Clamshell Pan-and-Scan

    eBay Product ID: EPID3294179
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    Editorial reviews

    "...What the movie has is a feel for the road and out-of-the-way restaurants and gas stations matched by few others..."
    USA Today - Mike Clark (10/15/1999)

    4 stars out of 5 -- "As a study in obsession and emotional dislocation TWO-LANE BLACKTOP is in a class of its own."
    Total Film - Philip Kemp (07/01/2007)

    "Mr. Hellman films the flat, empty landscapes with his eyes on the horizon line, as if he were John Ford following a wagon train on its way west."
    New York Times - Dave Kehr (12/18/2007)

    "Hellman and screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer keep it as stripped down as almost anything in contemporary European art cinema -- it's both abstract and concrete."
    Sight and Sound - Tom Charity (03/01/2008)

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    Really bad movie

    Created: 10/05/08
    I was reminicing about old hot rod movies & decided to look for this movie, and another, on eBay. It stars James Taylor (Singer) & Dennis Wilson (Beech Boys) and is about drag racing. How could you go wrong, right? Fortunatly I bought the cheaper VHS version because this is really a bad movie. The dialog was just sad and it would have been nice if the writer had had a point to express. I've seen a lot of bad movies that at least had something interesting in them, but this one doesn't. I think if I tried to resell this one on ebay I would have to post a disclaimer just so I could sleep at night.
    Les
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    two lane blacktop

    Created: 04/05/07
    i first saw this movie while stationed in san diego (navy) and being a 55-56-57 chevy fan myself i really enjoyed the movie i had the opportunity to buy it on e-bay at a good price and bought.
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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    2 lane blacktop

    Created: 03/10/09
    dont like the ending bought it because i saw it 10 yrsago and didnt see it for a while . great old time car movie
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    THE BEST EVER.....

    Created: 19/08/09
    I KNEW IT WOULD BE AVAILIABLE SOMETIME SOON SO I GOT IT NOW RATHER THAN WAIT FOR IT LATER.IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THIS MOVIE.
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    TWO LANE BLACKTOP- POSSIBLE COPY APPEARS ALTERED

    Created: 13/08/10
    THIS APPEARS TO BE A COPY OF PARTS OF THE MOVIE.SCENES CUT OUT OR SHORTENED. LEFT FEEDBACK THEN VIEWED AND WAS QUITE DISAPPOINTED.
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