
About
A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race.
Rating and Reviews
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6.9/10

buckyogi@fedora ༗
<strong>Those Satisfactions are Permanent</strong> As the film opens we meet the Driver (James Taylor) and the Mechanic (Dennis Wilson). They live to race and race to live. We never learn their nam... read more
about 2 years ago

Wuchak
**_The metaphoric endless highway of meaningless life_** A driver and mechanic of a souped-up ’55 Chevy (James Taylor and Dennis Wilson) have one-track minds as they drive across the American lands... read more
over 2 years ago
People
Cast

James Taylor
The Driver

Warren Oates
G.T.O.

Dennis Wilson
The Mechanic

Laurie Bird
The Girl

Rudy Wurlitzer
Hot Rod Driver

Harry Dean Stanton
Oklahoma Hitchhiker

Jaclyn Hellman
Hot Rod Driver's Girl

Alan Vint
Man in Roadhouse

Katherine Squire
Old Woman
Bill Keller
Texas Hitchhiker
David Drake
Needles Station Attendant
Richard Ruth
Needles Station Mechanic
Don Samuels
Texas Policeman #1
Charles Moore
Texas Policeman #2
Tom Green
Boswell Attendant
W.H. Harrison
Parts Store Owner
Illa Ginnaven
Waitress in Roadhouse

George Mitchell
Truck Driver at Accident
A.J. Solari
Tennessee Hitchhiker
Melissa Hellman
Little Girl with Old Woman Picked Up by G.T.O.
Jay Wheatley
Man #1 at Race Track

James Mitchum
Man #2 at Race Track
Kreag Caffey
Boy with Motorcycle
Tom Witenbarger
Pickup Truck Driver
Glen Rogers
Soldier #1
Tomas Moore
Kid at Drive-In (uncredited)
Big Willie Robinson III
Street Racer in Daytona (uncredited)
Director

Monte Hellman
Director
Ken Swor
Assistant Director
Bonnie Prendergast
Script Supervisor
Creator

Rudy Wurlitzer
Screenplay
Will Corry
Screenplay
Will Corry
Story
Floyd Mutrux
Screenplay