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70% Critic Match
Two-Lane Blacktop
“no beginning... no end... no speed limit...”
7.0 / 10• 1971• 1h 43m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race.
Cast & Crew
James Taylor
The Driver
Lead
Warren Oates
G.T.O.
Dennis Wilson
The Mechanic
Laurie Bird
The Girl
Rudy Wurlitzer
Hot Rod Driver
Harry Dean Stanton
Oklahoma Hitchhiker
Jaclyn Hellman
Hot Rod Driver's Girl
Alan Vint
Man in Roadhouse
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Monte Hellman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Two-Lane Blacktop is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
