USA,
1971, 102 min
Directed by:
Monte HellmanCinematography:
Gregory SandorCast:
James Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird, Dennis Wilson, Harry Dean Stanton, Alan Vint, Melissa Hellman, James Mitchum, George Mitchell, Rudy Wurlitzer (more)Plots(1)
The surface story is a quixotic cross country road race between dapper sociopath playboy Warren Oates driving a showroom GTO and ultra-laconic proto-grunge hippie gearheads James Taylor and Dennis Wilson behind the wheel of their primer gray souped-up '55 Chevy. (official distributor synopsis)
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