History Film / TwoLaneBlacktop

* NoNameGiven: None of the leads' names are given. In the credits they're listed as the Driver, the Mechanic, GTO and the Girl.

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The sparse plot concerns two unnamed street racers in a Chevy 150, played by Taylor and Wilson, who get challenged to a cross-country race to UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC by a mysterious and blustery stranger in a Pontiac GTO (played by Oates). Along the way, the street racers pick up a young female hitch-hiker played by Bird, who enters into brief romances with all three men.

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'''''Two-Lane Blacktop''''' is an off-beat 1971 RoadTripPlot directed by Monte Hellman. It has an unusual cast: Music/DennisWilson, Music/JamesTaylor, Warren Oates and first-time actress Laurie Bird.

The film, which is often cited asa product of the UsefulNotes/NewHollywood movement, is remembered for its minimalist and existential presentation as well as its portrayal of classic Route 66 car culture.

The sparse plot concerns two unnamed street racers in a Chevy 150, played by Taylor and Wilson, who get challenged to a cross-country race to Washington DC by a mysterious and blustery stranger in a Pontiac GTO. Along the way, the street racers pick up a young female hitch-hiker played by Bird, who enters into brief romances with all three men.

The film is remembered for its minimalist and existential presentation as well as its portrayal of classic Route 66 car culture.

!! This film contains examples of:

* EnforcedMethodActing: The scene of the Girl begging was not filmed with actors. Bird simply asked passers-by for money while being recorded from a distance.

'''''Two-Lane Blacktop''''' is an off-beat 1971 RoadMovie directed by Monte Hellman. It has an unusual cast: Music/DennisWilson, Music/JamesTaylor, Warren Oates and first-time actress Laurie Bird.

'''''Two-Lane Blacktop''''' is an off-beat 1971 RoadMovie directed by Monte Hellman. It has an unusual cast: [[Music/TheBeachBoys Dennis Wilson]], Music/JamesTaylor, Warren Oates and first-time actress Laurie Bird.

'''''Two-Lane Blacktop''''' is an off-beat 1971 RoadMovie directed by Monte Hellman. It has an unusual cast: Warren Oates, musician Creator/JamesTaylor, ''Music/TheBeachBoys''' drummer Dennis Wilson, and first-time actress Laurie Bird.

The sparse plot concerns two unnamed street racers in a Chevy 150, played by Taylor and Wilson, who get challenged to a cross-country race to Washington DC by a mysterious and blustery stranger in a Pontiac GTO. Along the way, the street racers pick up a young female hitchhiker played by Bird, who enters into brief romances with all three men.

!!This film contains examples of:

* MultipleChoicePast: An early example: the stranger in the GTO gives a number of conflicting backstories for himself. It's clear that they're all lies, because at the end he claims to have won his GTO by driving a Chevy 150, the car the other pair were driving.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Before the race, both cars' pink slips are mailed to DC. Since the film ends before either party gets to DC and everyone seems to have lost interest in the race, we never find out what happened to the pink slips. Did they all just decide to leave them in DC?

'''''Two-Lane Blacktop''''' is an off-beat 1971 RoadMovie directed by Monte Hellman. It has an unusual cast: Warren Oates, musician Creator/JamesTaylor, TheBeachBoys drummer Dennis Wilson, and first-time actress Laurie Bird.

* RoadMovie: A classic example.

* RoadMovie: A classic example.

* NoEnding: [[spoiler:The race simply evaporates toward the end of the film. Neither party is shown reaching Washington DC. The stranger is last seen lying about his past again and the street races enter into an unrelated street race. In the end, the film stock simply burns away]].

The sparse plot concerns two unnamed street races in a Chevy 150, played by Taylor and Wilson, who get challenged to a cross-country race to Washington DC by a mysterious and blustery stranger in a Pontiac GTO. Along the way, the street racers pick up a young female hitchhiker played by Bird, who enters into brief romances with all three men.

* EnforcedMethodActing: The scene of the Girl begging was not filmed with actors. Bird simply asked passers-by for money.

The film is remembered for its minimalist and almost existential presentation as well as its portrayal of classic Route 66 car culture.

The film is remembered for its minimalist and almost nihilistic presentation as well as its portrayal of classic Route 66 car culture.

* EnforcedMethodActing: The scene of the hitchhiker begging was not filmed with actors. Bird simply asked passers-by for money.

The film is remembered for its minimalist and almost nihilistic presentation as well as its presentation of classic Route 66 car culture.

The sparse plot concerns two unnamed street races in a Chevy 150 played by Taylor and Wilson, who get challenged to a cross-country race to Washington DC by a mysterious and blustery stranger in a Pontiac GTO. Along the way, the street racers pick up a young female hitchhiker played by Bird, who enters into brief romances with all three men.

* MeltingFilmEffect: [[spoiler:How the film ends, with no resolution to the story[[.

The film is remembered for its sparse, minimalist and almost nihilistic presentation as well as its presentation of classic Route 66 car culture.

The film is about two unnamed street races in a Chevy 150 played by Taylor and Wilson, who get challenged to a cross-country race to Washington DC by a mysterious and blustery stranger in a Pontiac GTO. Along the way, the street racers pick up a young female hitchhiker played by Bird, who enters into brief romances with all three men.

'''''Two-Lane Blacktop''''' is an off-beat 1971 RoadMovie directed by Monte Hellman. It has an unusual cast: Creator/WarrenOates, musician Creator/JamesTaylor, TheBeachBoys drummer Dennis Wilson, and first-time actress Laurie Bird.

'''''Two-Lane Blacktop''''' is an off-beat 1971 RoadMovie directed by Monte Hellman. It has an unusual cast: Creator/WarrenOates, musician Creator/JamesTaylor, Creator/TheBeachBoys drummer Dennis Wilson, and first-time actress Laurie Bird.