tugmoose Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 The Monte Hellman film with James Taylor (The Driver) and Dennis Wilson (The Mechanic) plus Warren Oates (GTO) and Laurie Bird (The Girl). Anyone else a fan? I'd never seen it through before picking up the Criterion DVD. Car race movie in which time and space do not exist. Harry Dean Stanton plays a gay Okie hitchhiker. Laurie Bird is the only one who gets to sing (horribly), which drove Taylor and Wilson crazy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Love it. James Taylor is hot in the "strong, silent type" way.You know the car is the same used in American Graffiti?Also, Oates' character is such a douche, "Suck you out my tailpipe." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Also, Oates' character is such a douche, "Suck you out my tailpipe." So great. Driver and Mechanic realize that they have no place in this world. GTO hasn't figured that out yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I recently watched "Vanishing Point" for the first time. If you haven't seen it, you should check it out. It's got the same vibe, no James Taylor but it does have great music running through it. Edit: (I'm talking about the original Vanishing Point, haven't seen the newer one.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Two of my faves....are they are DVD?? Don't really know, since I saw them back in the day when you had to see stuff like that in the theater.... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Both are available on DVD. Vanishing Point is available for free stream on Netflix for anyone who uses that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Something tells me a lot of heroin was consumed on that film set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Vanishing Point and Two-Lane Blacktop have to be my favorite car related movies. Not as good as those other two, but Dirty Mary Crazy Larry would make the list as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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