Two-Lane Blacktop
“no beginning... no end... no speed limit...”
A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race.
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Cast
27 people
James Taylor
The Driver
Known for
Mr. Sunshine
Warren Oates
G.T.O.
Known for
Badlands
In the Heat of the Night
Dennis Wilson
The Mechanic
Laurie Bird
The Girl
Known for
Cockfighter
Rudy Wurlitzer
Hot Rod Driver
Also in
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Walker
Harry Dean Stanton
Oklahoma Hitchhiker
Known for
Alien
Paris, Texas
Jaclyn Hellman
Hot Rod Driver's Girl
Also in
Flight to Fury
The Christian Licorice Store
Alan Vint
Man in Roadhouse
Known for
Badlands
The Panic in Needle Park
Katherine Squire
Old Woman
Known for
Ride in the Whirlwind
Bill Keller
Texas Hitchhiker
Known for
Enter the Dragon
David Drake
Needles Station Attendant
Richard Ruth
Needles Station Mechanic
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Monte Hellman Director · Rudy Wurlitzer Screenplay Floyd Mutrux Screenplay
Budget $850K · United States release July 7, 1971 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$850,000
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Michael Laughlin Enterprises
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 7, 1971
Theatrical · New York City, New York
France
January 4, 1973 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 39577
Germany
January 3, 1974 · Limited theatrical · Hamburger Filmtage 1974
July 11, 1975 · TV · TV Premiere
Italy
July 30, 1980 · TV
Netherlands
July 9, 2007 · Physical · DVD
January 23, 2012 · Physical · Bluray
South Korea
June 15, 1992 · Physical
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