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Two-Lane Blacktop

Two-Lane Blacktop

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 7, 1971

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Drama

User Score

69%

Original Title

Two-Lane Blacktop

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, Michael Laughlin Enterprises

Director

Monte Hellman

Budget

$850,000

Description

A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air coupe. They race for money, betting with their competitors. The pair gains a young and talkative female stowaway. Along the way they unintentionally attract a well-to-do drifter driving a new Pontiac GTO. This older man, looking for attention, antagonizes their efforts.