Bibliograph

Two-lane blacktop, Universal presents ; a Michael S. Laughlin production ; screenplay by Rudolph Wurlitzer and Will Corry ; produced by Michael S. Laughlin ; directed by Monte Hellman

Type

Label

Two-lane blacktop, Universal presents ; a Michael S. Laughlin production ; screenplay by Rudolph Wurlitzer and Will Corry ; produced by Michael S. Laughlin ; directed by Monte Hellman

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Main title

Two-lane blacktop

Medium

videorecording Blu-ray

Oclc number

815314269

Responsibility statement

Universal presents ; a Michael S. Laughlin production ; screenplay by Rudolph Wurlitzer and Will Corry ; produced by Michael S. Laughlin ; directed by Monte Hellman

Runtime

103

Series statement

Criterion collection, 414

Summary

Drag racing east from L.A. in a souped-up '55 Chevy are the wayward Driver and Mechanic, accompanied by the tag along Girl. Along the way, they challenge another driver in a '70 Pontiac GTO to a cross-country race, with their pink slips as the prize

Table Of Contents

Special features: Optional audio commentaries, one by Monte Hellman & Allison Anders, and one by Rudy Wurlitzer & David Meyer ; interviews with Hellman, James Taylor, Kris Kristofferson, Michael Laughlin and Walter Coblentz ; screen test outtakes ; Color me gone [slide show of photos and publicity material] ; Performance & image [text feature with slide show, on the restoration of the '55 Chevy used in the movie, and the film's location] ; Trailer (3 min.) ; booklet includes the essays "Slow ride" by Kent Jones, "Ten (sixteen, actually) reasons I love 'Two-lane blacktop'" by Richard Linklater, and "On Route 66: Filming 'Two-lane blacktop'" by Michael Goodwin

Technique

live action

Classification