Bibliograph

Two-lane blacktop, Universal presents ; a Michael S. Laughlin production ; screenplay by Rudolph Wurlitzer and Will Corry ; story by Will Corry ; produced by Michael S. Laughlin ; directed by Monte Hellman

Type

Label

Two-lane blacktop, Universal presents ; a Michael S. Laughlin production ; screenplay by Rudolph Wurlitzer and Will Corry ; story by Will Corry ; produced by Michael S. Laughlin ; directed by Monte Hellman

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Two-lane blacktop

Oclc number

184934438

Responsibility statement

Universal presents ; a Michael S. Laughlin production ; screenplay by Rudolph Wurlitzer and Will Corry ; story by Will Corry ; produced by Michael S. Laughlin ; directed by Monte Hellman

Runtime

103

Series statement

The Criterion collection, 414

Summary

The Driver and The Mechanic roam the country in a tricked-out 1955 Chevy, drag racing for money and thrills. While stopped at a diner, The Girl climbs into their car and plants herself in the backseat. Drifting across the Southwest, they keep being buzzed by a snazzy 1970 Pontiac. GTO chats up a storm, bending the ears of the hitchhikers he regularly picks up off the side of the road. Like modern day cowboys, they just keep moving--no roots, no responsibilities--the only real threat the loss or destruction of the vehicle itself. These three men, one woman, and two cars end up in a race to Washington D.C., yet they keep stopping to help each other, and winning seems far from their thoughts. The road is itself a place to live, is home, not just a way to move

Table Of Contents

Disc 1: The film -- Special features: Optional audio feature commentaries [by] Monte Hellman & Allison Anders , or by Rudy Wurlitzer & David Meyer ; Disc 2: The supplements: On the road again : 'Two-lane blacktop' revisited [featurette] (43 min.) -- Make it three yards [featurette] (39 min.) -- Somewhere near Salinas [featurette] (28 min.) -- Sure did talk to you [featurette] (23 min.) -- Those satisfactions are permanent [featurette] (26 min.) -- Color me gone [slide show] -- Performance & image [text feature with slide show] -- Trailer (3 min.); booklet includes the essays "Slow ride" by Kent Jones, "Ten (sixteen, actually) reasons I love 'Two-lane blacktop'" by Richard Linklater, and "On Route 66: Filming 'Two-lane blacktop'" by Michael Goodwin

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Classification