
The Driver and The Mechanic are 2 car freaks driving a 1955 Chevy through the southwestern U.S., looking for other cars to race. They're totally dedicated to their car, and speak with each other only when necessary. At a gas station, the pair (along with a girl who's ingratiated herself into their world) meet G.T.O; a middle-aged man who fabricates stories and. It's decided to have a race to Washington, D.C., where the winner will get the loser's car.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Driver and The Mechanic are 2 car freaks driving a 1955 Chevy through the southwestern U.S., looking for other cars to race. They're totally dedicated to their car, and speak with each other only when necessary. At a gas station, the pair (along with a girl who's ingratiated herself into their world) meet G.T.O; a middle-aged man who fabricates stories and. It's decided to have a race to Washington, D.C., where the winner will get the loser's car.
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| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Much more about the journey and the thrill of being a racer as it is about races... |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThere's no mistaking that it's not only a classic cult movie, but an American masterpiece. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullThe ending is an infamous classic 'what the!?' moment in film history. |
| Village VoiceJ. HobermanTwo-Lane Blacktop is a movie of achingly eloquent landscapes and absurdly inert characters. |
| IndieWireVikram MurthiTwo-Lane Blacktop is primarily a mood piece, and Hellman wants the audience to be imbued with the uneasy feeling of living without any roots. It’s that feeling that’s elevates Two-Lane Blacktop far beyond genre trappings and into the heights of cinema. |
| The GuardianPhilip FrenchTwo-Lane Blacktop should have established Hellman as one of the great directors of his generation. Instead, its box-office failure made him an enduring cult figure. |
| The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsHellman gives viewers plenty of time to study every detail, dwelling less on action than on quiet, small-town vistas, rundown diners, and forgotten stretches of Route 66. |
| EmpireDamon WiseThis is not a film about narrative but loneliness and life on the road, which it captures with a mysterious brilliance. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonWhile some of the second-generation road movies are interesting, few have retained the hypnotic force of Two Lane Blacktop, an intense curio of a troubled era. |
| Scene-Stealers.comEric Melin... a quiet, existential masterpiece that has turned into a bonafide cult classic. |