Two-Lane Blacktop
Status:
Released
Production:
Universal Pictures
Aired:
1971-07-07
Two-Lane Blacktop
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.
Drama
Characters
James Taylor
The Driver
Warren Oates
G.T.O.
Dennis Wilson
The Mechanic
Laurie Bird
The Girl
Rudy Wurlitzer
Hot Rod Driver
Harry Dean Stanton
Oklahoma Hitchhiker
Jaclyn Hellman
Hot Rod Driver's Girl
Alan Vint
Man in Roadhouse
Katherine Squire
Old Woman
Bill Keller
Texas Hitchhiker
David Drake
Needles Station Attendant
Richard Ruth
Needles Station Mechanic
Don Samuels
Texas Policeman #1
Charles Moore
Texas Policeman #2
Tom Green
Boswell Attendant
W.H. Harrison
Parts Store Owner
Illa Ginnaven
Waitress in Roadhouse
George Mitchell
Truck Driver at Accident
A.J. Solari
Tennessee Hitchhiker
Melissa Hellman
Little Girl with Old Woman Picked Up by G.T.O.
Jay Wheatley
Man #1 at Race Track
James Mitchum
Man #2 at Race Track
Kreag Caffey
Boy with Motorcycle
Tom Witenbarger
Pickup Truck Driver
Glen Rogers
Soldier #1
Tomas Moore
Kid at Drive-In (uncredited)
Big Willie Robinson III
Street Racer in Daytona (uncredited)