Two-Lane Blacktop  /  DVD-Video
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)  /  Production Year: 1971  /  Region 1

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Select Product View: General Info 1 Empire Review 1 Customer Comments Suggestions Used Product Box Cover Screen Shots Email a Friend Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5, including 2 reviews Add your comments on this Title. Synopsis Their world isia two-lane blacktop… no beginning… no end… no speed limit! In this controversial and acclaimed story of drag-racing drifters, the drivers of a Pontiac GTO and a '55 Chevy battle across the back roads of America for possession of each other's "pinks" and the affections of a mysterious young hitchhiker. Featuring top hits by The Doors and Kris Kristofferson, the film roars across a landscape of unexpected turns and startling twists. Two-Lane Blacktop is directed by cult legend Monte Hellman (director of The Shooting and Cockfighter and Executive Producer of Reservoir Dogs) from a screenplay by Rudolph Wurlitzer (Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid), and features unforgettable performances by Warren Oates (The Wild Bunch) as well as singer / songwriter James Taylor and the Beach Boys Dennis Wilson in their first - and only - acting roles. Cast & Crew Actors:  • Laurie Bird  • Warren Oates  • James Taylor  • Dennis Wilson Writers:  • Rudolph Wurlitzer  • Will Corry Producers:  • Michael Laughlin Directors:  • Monte Hellman Product Information Features: Theatrical Trailer Audio Commentary Talent Bios Monte Hellman: American Auteur Directed by George Hickenlooper Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) Audio: (more info) ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay Production Year: 1971 Release Date: 10/19/1999 Length: 103 mins Rating: R Chapters: 24 Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-SL Item Code: DV10937 UPC Code: 013131093797 Browsei Category: Movies Genre: Action Studios: Starz / Anchor Bay Customers who bought this Title also bought American Graffiti  DVD-Video Apollo 13: Collector's Edition  DVD-Video Reviews Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5, including 2 reviews Add your comments on this Title. Empire Review TWO LANE BLACKTOP - 3 out of 5  (2/19/2001) Cars are one of the most interesting subjects around, yet most films on the subject are disasters. Anytime a major leading man does a race car film, for instance, it is a critical and commercial bomb. Car heist films are also usually stupid. TWO LANE BLACKTOP is one of the rare exceptions. Directed by the daring Monte Hellman, this is one of the few features about cars that actually understands the weight of the subject it undertakes. Gary Kurtz, who later helped George Lucas ha   more >> Customer Review A forgotten American classic - 4 out of 5  (8/5/2003) Finally this film comes to home video and it took until DVD to make it happen. James Taylor turns out to be a great actor. The storyline is a masterpiece.   more >>