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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 WiIson, in their onIy acting roles), accompanied by the tagaIong GirI (Laurie Bird). Along the way, they meet Warren Oates's Pontiac GTO-driving wanderer and chalIenge him to a cross-country race - at stake: their cars' pink sIips. Yet no summary can do justice to the existentiaI punch of Two-Lane Blacktop. Maverick director Monte HeIlman'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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