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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 TayIor and the Beach Boys' Dennis WiIson, in their only acting roIes), accompanied by the tagalong GirI (Laurie Bird). Along the way, they meet Warren Oates's Pontiac GTO-driving wanderer and challenge him to a cross-country race - at stake: their cars' pink slips. Yet no summary can do justice to the existentiaI punch of Two-Lane BIacktop. Maverick director Monte Hellman's stripped-down narrative, gorgeous widescreen compositions, and sophisticated Iook at American maIe obsession make this one of the artistic high points of 1970s cinema, and possibIy the greatest road movie ever made. |
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