Search - Two-Lane Blacktop [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1971 DVD Release: 10/19/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 43 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 21 Genres: Drama, Road Movie, Psychological Drama See Also: Two-Lane Blacktop [Limited Edition], Two-Lane Blacktop [Criterion Collection]

A '55 Chevy takes on a '70 GTO in a race across the Southwest in Monte Hellman's cult favorite. The Driver (James Taylor) and the Mechanic (Dennis Wilson) phlegmatically slouch from race to race, pitting their gray Chevy against any and all gearheads in order to make money for gas and food. They and the tag-along Girl (Laurie Bird) meet their match in "Oh Maybelline" fan GTO (Warren Oates), and they all set off on a cross-country race to Washington D.C., with the winner getting the loser's car. But it isn't the end that really counts; it is the process of getting there, as the Girl's fickleness forces the Driver to decide what matters more: endless races or her. Shot on location from a spare script by Rudolph Wurlitzer and Will Corry, Two-Lane Blacktop was trumpeted as the "film of the year" in Esquire magazine before its release. It bombed, and disputes over music rights kept it from home video until 1999, but repertory and TV screenings have gained it an avid following for its automotive detail, flashes of authentic idiosyncrasy, and artfully abstract examination of the urge to forge ahead, whether or not there is anywhere to go. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

James Taylor - Driver
Warren Oates - G.T.O.
Laurie Bird - Girl
Dennis Wilson - Mechanic
David Drake - Station Attendant
Harry Dean Stanton - Oklahoma Hitchhiker

Monte Hellman's drag racing film Two-Lane Blacktop comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials include a commentary track, a documentary about director Monte Hellman by George Hickenlooper, a theatrical trailer, and biographies of the cast and crew. This is a superb disc from Anchor Bay, who deserves credit for putting so much care into this cult favorite. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide