I love the "audition" scene with the orange Mercedes. Again, Walter Hill delivers the goods.Two-lane Blacktop is also one of my faves. The attention to detail on all the car stuff is phenomenal.
Great picks all the way around
John
Follow Ups:
- Two Lane BlackTop trivia - grinagog 04:51:49 01/20/05
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the '55 Chev that James Taylor and Dennis Wilson pilot is the same '55 Chev that appears in American Graffiti
Laurie Bird (the girl hitchhiker at the end) committed suicide in Art Garfunkels New York apartment in 1979
One of the hitchers Warren Oates (GTO) picks up is Harry Dean Stanton
The film has that very strange ending of the film "dissolving" because they literally ran out of budget Grins
- 2 out of 3 - HOK 20:38:02 01/20/05
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I knew about HD Stanton and the car stuff (thanks to an old article in Hot Rod magazine) Sorry to hear about Laurie Bird. Hot Rod Magazine did a road test of the Chevy and the Milner's '32 roaster. According to the article the Chevy was a real bear to drive with an incredibly stiff clutch springs.
They don't make car movies like this anymore :(
John
