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.
Two-Lane Blacktop
“no beginning... no end... no speed limit...”
Overview
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.
Director
Monte Hellman
Budget
850.0K
Status
Released
Production
Universal Pictures, Michael Laughlin Enterprises
Cast
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)
Video Gallery
'Two-Lane Blacktop' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
James Taylor's Screentest from Two-Lane Blacktop
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