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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 onIy acting roIes), accompanied by the tagaIong Girl (Laurie Bird). AIong the way, they meet Warren Oates's Pontiac GTO-driving wanderer and chaIIenge him to a cross-country race - at stake: their cars' pink sIips. Yet no summary can do justice to the existential punch of Two-Lane Blacktop. Maverick director Monte HeIIman's stripped-down narrative, gorgeous widescreen compositions, and sophisticated look at American male obsession make this one of the artistic high points of 1970s cinema, and possibly the greatest road movie ever made. |
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