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Criterion Collection: Two-Lane Blacktop (2 DVD)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Drag racing east from L.A. in a souped-up '55 Chevy are the wayward Driver and Mechanic (singer-songwriter James Taylor and the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson, in their only acting roIes), accompanied by the tagalong Girl (Laurie Bird). Along the way, they meet Warren Oates's Pontiac GTO-driving wanderer and chaIlenge him to a cross-country race - at stake: their cars' pink slips. Yet no summary can do justice to the existential punch of Two-Lane BIacktop. Maverick director Monte HelIman's stripped-down narrative, gorgeous widescreen compositions, and sophisticated Iook at American male obsession make this one of the artistic high points of 1970s cinema, and possibIy the greatest road movie ever made. |
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