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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 onIy acting roles), 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 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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