Two-lane Blacktop
About three young people - a dropout, a drifter and a girl - en route to nowhere in particular. Their life-styles are depicted as well as their inability or unwillingness to articulate feelings or faith in the society into which they have been born.
Cast & credits
Cast
- the driver James Taylor
- G.T.O. Warren Oates
- the girl Laurie Bird
- the mechanic Dennis Wilson
- Needles station attendant David Drake
- Needles station Mechanic Richard Ruth
- hot rod driver Rudy Wurlitzer
- driver's girl Jaclyn Hellman
- Texas hitch-hiker William Keller
- Oklahoma hitch-hiker Harry Dean Stanton
- 1st Texas policeman Don Samuels
- 2nd Texas policeman Charles Moore
- Boswell station attendant Tom Green
- parts store owner W.H. Harrison
- man in roadhouse Alan Vint
- waitress in roadhouse Illa Ginnaven
- driver at accident George Mitchell
- old woman Katherine Squire
- child Melissa Hellman
- 1st man at race track Jay Wheatley
- 2nd man at race track Jim Mitcham
- boy with motorcycle Kreag Caffey
- pick-up driver Tom Witenbarger
- soldier Glen Rogers
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Monte Hellman
- Assistant Director Ken Swor
- Script Supervisor Bonnie Prendergast
Production
- ©/Production Company Universal Pictures
- ©/Production Company Michael S. Laughlin Enterprises
- Produced by Michael Laughlin
- Associate Producer Gary Kurtz
- Unit Production Manager Walter Coblenz
- Assistant to the Producer Lee Wenner
Casting
- Casting Fred Roos
Writing
- Screenplay by Rudy Wurlitzer
- Screenplay by Will Corry
- Story by Will Corry
Photography
- Director of Photography Jack Deerson
- Photography Adviser Gregory Sandor
Editing
- Film Editor Monte Hellman
Design
- Custom Auto Design and Construction Richard Ruth
- Custom Auto Design and Construction William Kincheloe
- Custom Auto Design and Construction H. Alan Deglin
Costumes
- Costumes Richard Bruno
Titles
- Title Design Marion Sampler
- Titles Universal Title
Music
- Music Supervisor Billy James
- Music Editor Inc. Synchrofilm
Sound
Consultant
- Technical Adviser Jay Wheatley