Two-Lane Blacktop
A brooding mechanic and a silent driver are drawn into a high-stakes, cross-country race against a mysterious drifter and his defiant hitchhiker.
“no beginning... no end... no speed limit...”
Synopsis
A driver and mechanic who participate in drag racing for cash encounter a female hitchhiker and a drifter; the drifter then challenges them to a cross‑country race.
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Principal cast & crew: 33
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Edited by Monte HellmanShot by Jack Deerson
Box Office
1971 · Box office
Produced on a $850K budget
Production budget
$850K
Also known as
- Asphaltrennende
- Carretera asfaltada en dos direccioneses
- Macadam à deux voiesfr
- Strada a doppia corsiait
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Taylor
as The Driver
Warren Oates
as G.T.O
Laurie Bird
as The Girl
Dennis Wilson
as The Mechanic
David Drake
as Needles Station Attendant
Rudy Wurlitzer
as Hot Rod Driver
Richard Ruth
as Needles Station Mechanic
Harry Dean Stanton
as Oklahoma Hitchhiker
Jaclyn Hellman
as Hot Rod Driver's Girl
Alan Vint
as Man in Roadhouse
Bill Keller
as Texas Hitchhiker
Katherine Squire
as Old Woman
Supporting cast
15Don Samuels
as Texas Policeman #1
Charles Moore
as Texas Policeman #2
Tom Green
as Boswell Attendant
W H Harrison
as Parts Store Owner
Illa Ginnaven
as Waitress in Roadhouse
George Mitchell
as Truck Driver at Accident
A J Solari
as Tennessee Hitchhiker
Melissa Hellman
as Little Girl with Old Woman Picked Up by G.T.O.
Jay Wheatley
as Man #1 at Race Track
James Mitchum
as Man #2 at Race Track
Kreag Caffey
as Boy with Motorcycle
Tom Witenbarger
as Pickup Truck Driver
Glen Rogers
as Soldier #1
Tomas Moore
as Kid at Drive-In (uncredited)
Big Willie Robinson Iii
as Street Racer in Daytona (uncredited)
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1Other crew
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