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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Directed by: Monte Hellman
Drag racing east from Los Angeles in a souped-up ’55 Chevy are the wayward Driver and Mechanic (singer-songwriter James Taylor and the Beach Boys’ Dennis Wilson, in their only acting roles), accompanied by a tagalong Girl (Laurie Bird). Along the way, they meet Warren Oates’s Pontiac GTO–driving wanderer and challenge him to a cross-country race. The prize: their cars’ pink slips. But no summary can do justice to the existential punch of Two-Lane Blacktop. With its gorgeous widescreen compositions and sophisticated look at American male obsession, this stripped-down narrative from maverick director Monte Hellman is one of the artistic high points of 1970s cinema, and possibly the greatest road movie ever made.
Technical Specifications
Format: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
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English 1.0 PCM Mono
, English 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround
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English
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A
Discs:
1 Disc |
BD-50
Supplements
- Audio commentary by Monte Hellman and filmmaker Allison Anders
- Audio commentary by screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer and author David N. Meyer
- Interviews with Monte Hellman, actor James Taylor, musician Kris Kristofferson, producer Michael Laughlin, and production manager Walter Coblenz
- Rare screen test outtakes
- Performance and Image, a look at the restoration of a ’55 Chevy used in the movie and the film’s locations in 2007
- Color Me Gone, photos and publicity from the film
- Trailer
- A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kent Jones, appreciations by director Richard Linklater and musician Tom Waits, and a 1970 on-set account from Rolling Stone by Michael Goodwin
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Release Credits
Producer: Susan Arosteguy
Artwork: Marc English
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