When they were filming the movie "Two Lane Black Top" I was working at Baskin-Robbins in Santa Fe. I got to meet James Taylor when he stopped in for some ice-cream. I served Mr. Taylor a scoop of Pistachio Almond Fudge. He was a very kind and humble gentleman. I will always remember the kindness he showed to me, a 16 year old "future" fan of James Taylor. Great guy he is, I will say from that encounter.
I know somebdoy who was introduced to him by one of his siblings. He said Taylor was looking at the bottom of his glass and looked at him after the introduction and said " Hello so and so it is very nice to meet you and thank you for your support now please go way . "
Great times in 1971... 16 years old and these cars were running the streets!! Buddy had a "55" Chevy 4 door, we would cruise main in it.. All Detroit steel running the streets, hell ya'!!!
Born and raised in Detroit I would sleep on the couch and at 2.00 in the morning it would be quiet then I would hear motors revving and when the light turned green all hell would break lose I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it we were close to Woodward so this went on a lot long live the old Detroit muscle!
THE greatest car guy movie in history. The first full line of dialogue comes 6 minutes into the movie when Driver says, "That Plymouth had a Hemi and a Torqueflight".
I would respectfully disagree. When you combine a popular past time like cars and racing with pop culture, magazines, illustrations etc. it becomes a force of nature, such was the car culture of the 60's and 70's. It was about two guys who were seeking the freedom of the open road and using street racing as a means to that freedom. The theme for this movie is not unlike many others, where the brooding loner is just yearning to live life on their own terms, without interference from a complex society. They didn't have a malicious desire to hinder anybody's happiness per se, but they had to race, to stay on the road.
It’s about everything you mentioned literally, and figuratively about existential angst and feeling like you’re wearing no pants. And it’s good to see James portaying Not such a “sweet baby.”
To cast musicians in main rolls was great made the movie more real and Dennis Wilson was never quite the same after meeting the Manson family. You don't need a multi million dollar budget to make a classic or cult movie.
70s was such a great, great era! Truly when you had more amazing high performance motors/cars coming out, or at least being built up by auto fanatics for cheap, and it was the true era of “Street Freaks!” I mean 50s/60s ruled as far as true high performance vehicles, cause that’s before the gas BS and etc that ended the “muscle car era” in 1974, but 70s was so groovy in the fact you could see a great big mix of street rods out racing and cruising around.
Yes that is true. They took the 55 chevy from two lane black top and prettied her up with a shiny new black paint job and chrome wheels. One of my all time favorite movies as a teenager and up until now "American Graffiti" 👍
I downloaded this and watched it a couple weeks ago one night, really cool film man, toked a nice joint and drifted away back into the 1970's even though I was not around then,:~{ I could somehow feel the essence of the times in certain scenes just by watchign the sky and how they talked, very dreamy and nostalgic.
whoever talked james taylor and dennis Wilson into being in this film , I'm glad they did because we get to see those two when they were very young, before drugs and fame destroyed them both
@@bigredc222 Quite a bump though, took him about 15 years to get over it. And he went through surgery on his vocal chords as a result of his habit. He was lucky to survive. Dennis wasn't so lucky.
Was in college at Southeastern Okla. State University, Durant, OK., when this movie was filmed about 30 miles down in road in Boswell. My brother-in-law (at the time) owned a service station in Durant. The '55 Chevy was always there being worked on. At least twice, he drove to Boswell to work on it before a scene could be shot. Loved it though, [the 55.] Was loud and fast. Loved the movie, saw it at a Drive-In Theater in Durant, always thought the ending was real weird, though.
The way the relationship between GTO and Driver and Mechanic developed as the movie progressed definitely had an effect on me. I though about it constantly for days afterwards.
I liked Dennis in the movie Two Lane Blacktop - One cool movie. I still hear Dennis saying - The Carb Jets are not breathing in the 55 Chevy. Also, Dennis said Take it easy man - your gona kill us and You passed them 5 miles back!
My son found the Special Edition of Two Lane Blacktop on the 2 d.v.d. set on the internet. It has a copy of the original screen play and the script as well. I usually watch it 3-4 times a week. I never get tired of it. Especially the racing scenes. I got the chance to go to Lakeview Dragway near Memphis,TN. in the early 70's. As usual progress always triumphs over history. And now "Big Willie" is gone too. At least I've got the movie and the memories.
@@joethaler7921 what a shitty thing to say to someone. Why don't YOU get a life instead of crapping all over someone else's. Does his enjoyment of an Amazing Film have any influence on you, whatsoever? Apparently it does. I hope you can find your happiness somewhere.
At 2:22, the same car passing by horn sounded like "Duel" when Dennis Weaver said "You want me to hit that car head on." That's what the TV Movie looks like. Also it released the same year in 1971.
@signoguns Yes. Dennis pretty much distanced himself from Manson after December 1968 and left Manson in his house on Sunset Boulevard. After the Tate/LaBianca murders in August 1969, Manson visited Dennis to ask for more money- which Dennis gave him (yet again). Manson was in custody from October 1969 (after the Barker Ranch raid). TLB was filmed between August and October 1970. Manson wasn't actually convicted until December 1971 though, so it must have been on Dennis' mind while he was filming this, that Manson may have still walked free.
And Dennis laid a Cliff Booth style beating on old Charlie when Manson threatened Denny's kids. As Van Dyke Parks once said, " After meeting and working with every major male rockstar of the 60s and 70s, I only met one who was a true alpha male, and that was Dennis Wilson."
When I saw this movie in the theater they showed a movie short before it of a guy doing a fancy pin-stripping job on a car. Was a stop action animation that made it look like the pin-stripe was just growing on the car. Any notion what the name of that short was? It was very cool!
An existentialist masterpiece. :) Some quotes from IMDB: "What it lacks in entertainment value the film makes up for with its heavy-duty philosophical and existential themes. An economy of language wherein nothing in the film is "explained", the tacit praise of the prosaic, and the almost stifling trust in the present moment, all speak to the human heart, as the voice of nihilistic romanticism. There is no freedom here, no escape, no change, nor redemption. The landscape horizon never gets closer. It's the myth of freedom and the embrace of alienation. No matter how far you travel, you never actually arrive." - Lechuguilla "Sparse, tacit, stark and entirely denouement - a perfect depiction of America at that time in history. Brilliant depiction of early post-industrial America; its ennui and dull disillusionment: Two hugely powerful cars in a half-hearted race to an ambiguous finish line. Going nowhere fast. The action is sparse, dialog very spare, and rural pre-interstate America drifts past in dull, desolate splendor. Three of the characters almost never speak, and the fourth almost entirely tells lies. There is no resolution. No goals are accomplished. The film even abandons the race. No one changes or gains insight. It's a perfect film." - Slow Code A film that tires of looking at itself and just ends. :)
I don't agree with Lechuguilla's reading of the film at all. Two Lane Blacktop simply acknowledges the truth of our reality; it's all out of our hands.
Makes me wonder if James serenaded the cast with songs from his "Sweet Baby James" album. With all due respect to James Taylor, I find it sad that he's the only cast member still living.
one movie that does not get credit a good movie here with warren sgt hulka oates mr james taylor music genius and mr dennis wilson a good one to say the least
***** you my friend are so brainwashed and full of shit. If u think that stupidity and unrealistic bullshit is a way to entertain yourself well...sad story bro. I'd much rather watch something like Commando or True Lies for some pew-pew action and some D1 videos for cool car action. Ok like 1st FnF was ok. Like'd the idea about tuning cars n shit. 3rd (Tokyo Drift) is cool to see for 2 or 3 times ONLY cause of drifting. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 are pure stupidity. Heist movies on wheels with plot so bad it doesn't even make sense. We can argue about this shit for day's. At the end no one will win. Some like stupid people. Some like intelligence. Fact that world is going hard into being stupid and ignorant is a dead on fact. How? People accept slavery as a norm these day's...fuck they are so brainwashed they believe they are free altho they are slaves to the debt of this economical system...live to pay takes and die so to say. Knowing all the shit people believe in these days I am not surprised that they actually love these movies.
Lestat They’re successful because they ARE boring and audiences today are also boring. Shitty cgi shitshows with no real plot or meaning, not even FUN to watch
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When they were filming the movie "Two Lane Black Top" I was working at Baskin-Robbins in Santa Fe. I got to meet James Taylor when he stopped in for some ice-cream. I served Mr. Taylor a scoop of Pistachio Almond Fudge. He was a very kind and humble gentleman. I will always remember the kindness he showed to me, a 16 year old "future" fan of James Taylor. Great guy he is, I will say from that encounter.
That's a really cool story : ) don't find too many celebrities like James Taylor around anymore
thank you for sharing that!
Did u see Dennis Wilson?
I know somebdoy who was introduced to him by one of his siblings. He said Taylor was looking at the bottom of his glass and looked at him after the introduction and said " Hello so and so it is very nice to meet you and thank you for your support now please go way . "
So cool the ice cream wouldn't melt.
Great times in 1971... 16 years old and these cars were running the streets!!
Buddy had a "55" Chevy 4 door, we would cruise main in it..
All Detroit steel running the streets, hell ya'!!!
Born and raised in Detroit I would sleep on the couch and at 2.00 in the morning it would be quiet then I would hear motors revving and when the light turned green all hell would break lose I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it we were close to Woodward so this went on a lot long live the old Detroit muscle!
Perhaps the Greatest Film of all time! So many intricate details and subtleties which most people don't notice!
Looks like a good film. Especially with the one and only Dennis Wilson 💯🥰❤️
"Two-Lane Blacktop" is a classic movie with classic cars.. "Fast and Furious" is a cartoon movie with cartoon cars...
Right on,Dude!!!
THE greatest car guy movie in history. The first full line of dialogue comes 6 minutes into the movie when Driver says, "That Plymouth had a Hemi and a Torqueflight".
Ever seen Repo Man?
I have lol every car has one lol
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if onley i knew how to draw like my sis huh???
Sorry, the best car movie of all time is 'VANISHING POINT'!
Movies like this makes me wanna go back to lost time which I never lived thru. Much more freedom on personal level I think.
This film is not about cars, racing, or even the people featured in the film. This was about life itself and what little control we have over it.
I would respectfully disagree. When you combine a popular past time like cars and racing with pop culture, magazines, illustrations etc. it becomes a force of nature, such was the car culture of the 60's and 70's. It was about two guys who were seeking the freedom of the open road and using street racing as a means to that freedom. The theme for this movie is not unlike many others, where the brooding loner is just yearning to live life on their own terms, without interference from a complex society. They didn't have a malicious desire to hinder anybody's happiness per se, but they had to race, to stay on the road.
Only when we can't think rationally to figure out reality, do we have lives that are out of control. Blame the school system.
It’s about everything you mentioned literally, and figuratively about existential angst and feeling like you’re wearing no pants. And it’s good to see James portaying Not such a “sweet baby.”
Right...
To cast musicians in main rolls was great made the movie more real and Dennis Wilson was never quite the same after meeting the Manson family. You don't need a multi million dollar budget to make a classic or cult movie.
roles
70s was such a great, great era! Truly when you had more amazing high performance motors/cars coming out, or at least being built up by auto fanatics for cheap, and it was the true era of “Street Freaks!” I mean 50s/60s ruled as far as true high performance vehicles, cause that’s before the gas BS and etc that ended the “muscle car era” in 1974, but 70s was so groovy in the fact you could see a great big mix of street rods out racing and cruising around.
Wild Oats! No cgi. CLASSIC.
The '55 Chevy was the same driven by Harrison Ford in "American Graffiti".
Yes that is true. They took the 55 chevy from two lane black top and prettied her up with a shiny new black paint job and chrome wheels.
One of my all time favorite movies as a teenager and up until now "American Graffiti" 👍
I downloaded this and watched it a couple weeks ago one night, really cool film man, toked a nice joint and drifted away back into the 1970's even though I was not around then,:~{ I could somehow feel the essence of the times in certain scenes just by watchign the sky and how they talked, very dreamy and nostalgic.
they were all idiots...i was there.
You being high was your first mistake! 😂🤣
@@barrybarnes96spill the beans
The best thing James Taylor ever did.
Carly Simon in her prime a close 2nd.
Still a better Universal picture than "The Fast and the Furious" movies.
By a zillion miles!
Hell yes!
…my dog was in “the fast and the furriest”…….
Id consider this the OG to introduced movies such as fast furious movies to the world.
The future is now, old man.
I haven't seen this movie since last night!
Fantastic. Happy memories of watching this with my Dad... although he wasn't exactly 'far out man', so I've no real idea what he made of it!
whoever talked james taylor and dennis Wilson into being in this film , I'm glad they did because we get to see those two when they were very young, before drugs and fame destroyed them both
James Taylor was hardly destroyed, drugs were a bump in his life, but he came out of it just fine, his voice is as good as it ever was.
@@bigredc222 Quite a bump though, took him about 15 years to get over it. And he went through surgery on his vocal chords as a result of his habit. He was lucky to survive. Dennis wasn't so lucky.
I was brought here by Mike Finnegan
same here, I really want to watch the movie now
Alan Amadiz yep
Alan Amadiz Me too!
+Alan Amadiz haha! ROADKILL
SHEET!! Me too!
I have loved that movie ever since I was a kid and that 55 chevy is the bomb
Dennis Wilson is as cool as party ice!
Was in college at Southeastern Okla. State University, Durant, OK., when this movie was filmed about 30 miles down in road in Boswell. My brother-in-law (at the time) owned a service station in Durant. The '55 Chevy was always there being worked on. At least twice, he drove to Boswell to work on it before a scene could be shot. Loved it though, [the 55.] Was loud and fast. Loved the movie, saw it at a Drive-In Theater in Durant, always thought the ending was real weird, though.
Roy Holbert yup it leaves you wondering who won the race or did they crash????
Those satisfactions are permanent.
Best line in the movie.
The way the relationship between GTO and Driver and Mechanic developed as the movie progressed definitely had an effect on me. I though about it constantly for days afterwards.
Same.
Too long and confusing trailer for such a great movie. It really is a movie masterpiece. You'll love it.
Billions spent on CGI but still not one can compare to this.
+Ron Hall BINGO!
Ron Hall yea and all the stupid superhero flicks coming, lame oh Lord I won't go to one of them
This movie is bare bones raw !James Taylor ( Handy Man)Dennis Wilson ( Beach Boy)Warren Oats..( pure bad ass)
its great. really atmospheric. if i was king for a day id have it on the big screen and give the kids and boy racers a treat for sure.
Man I didn’t know a drummer/musician could be an amazing actor!
Guitarist/musician u mean?
@@hha9527 Well Dennis didn’t play guitar did he?
Why not? Phil Collins hasn't done too badly on the acting front.
Levon Helm - another drummer who could act.
@@rickvanderknyff5695 heard of him
I liked Dennis in the movie Two Lane Blacktop - One cool movie. I still hear Dennis saying - The Carb Jets are not breathing in the 55 Chevy. Also, Dennis said Take it easy man - your gona kill us and You passed them 5 miles back!
My son found the Special Edition of Two Lane Blacktop on the 2 d.v.d. set on the internet. It has a copy of the original screen play and the script as well. I usually watch it 3-4 times a week. I never get tired of it. Especially the racing scenes. I got the chance to go to Lakeview Dragway near Memphis,TN. in the early 70's. As usual progress always triumphs over history. And now "Big Willie" is gone too. At least I've got the movie and the memories.
C'mon Dude, get a life.
@@joethaler7921 what a shitty thing to say to someone. Why don't YOU get a life instead of crapping all over someone else's. Does his enjoyment of an Amazing Film have any influence on you, whatsoever? Apparently it does. I hope you can find your happiness somewhere.
parts of this movie were shot in NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA!! and I just recognized some of the areas :)
Great movie 70s trailers do no justice just watch the movie you won't be disappointed!!👍👍
There are some great 'Then and Now' shots on the net of the filming locations/roads used in the film for those who are interested.
I remember this movie. Was 11 years old and parents would drop all the kids off at the movies. We would stay and watch it again.
In 1976 I met James Taylor when I worked at the Aladdin Performing Arts Theater in Las Vegas.
Thee best race car movie ever made no other car movie comes close, although Vanishing Point is pretty good.........
That shot was filmed on 227 sunshine road. Arkansas saw it from the school bus. Greg Hobby's mom and dad's field.
This is when movies about cars and girls were really exciting as they out run the law across the USA.
James Taylor. Hell yes!
Never saw this movie, I don't know how I missed it but I will be
You know those videos that can be used to reset the pixels on your iPad, TV, or computer screen? This movie does that for your mind.
Thank god the film is better than the trailor!!!
Just watched it yesterday again,moody
just watching warren oates act is worth the price of admission
I'll never forget the line "500 MF & we'll get it on"! Been so many years since I watched it when it came out, love to see it again!❤👍😎🏁
Lovely Denny Wilson ❤
At 2:22, the same car passing by horn sounded like "Duel" when Dennis Weaver said "You want me to hit that car head on." That's what the TV Movie looks like. Also it released the same year in 1971.
Roadkill Blashphemi sent me here.
me too xD
hahahahahah right on brother
Abhinav Gaur Finnegan's garage lol
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Abhinav Gaur lm
I brought myself here on the two lane blacktop
James Taylor sure was handsome in them days!
The 4 wheel version of Easy Rider, you either get this movie or you don't, theres not much in-between.
That GTO sent me. What a boss ride. HF
This and this racing rocked
Sergeant Hulka from “Stripes”!!!
“My friends call me Psycho!”
“Lighten up, Francis.”
thank you Tim
Dennis Wilson from The Beach Boys!
This cast, though. ❤️
James was sure seeing Fire and Rain in this movie!!
Great movie Been awhile since i seen thid
Great flim freedom of America the Chinese can never beat u.s.a.
The real star of the movie was the M22.
Rowing the gears in my SS396 Chevelle had me mesmerized with that fine whine! Can you dig it?
18 months previous to this movie , dennis wilson was hanging out with charles manson . before all the helter-skelter stuff , though
chopperking1122 No, during it. That's why he ceased his relationship with him. Charlie was a master of manipulation
@signoguns Yes. Dennis pretty much distanced himself from Manson after December 1968 and left Manson in his house on Sunset Boulevard. After the Tate/LaBianca murders in August 1969, Manson visited Dennis to ask for more money- which Dennis gave him (yet again). Manson was in custody from October 1969 (after the Barker Ranch raid). TLB was filmed between August and October 1970. Manson wasn't actually convicted until December 1971 though, so it must have been on Dennis' mind while he was filming this, that Manson may have still walked free.
And Dennis laid a Cliff Booth style beating on old Charlie when Manson threatened Denny's kids. As Van Dyke Parks once said, " After meeting and working with every major male rockstar of the 60s and 70s, I only met one who was a true alpha male, and that was Dennis Wilson."
When car were awesome
Alright guys! I'll watch it , hopefully Amazon will have it,loved 70s car chase movies , before speilberg got a itch for kiddo films fresh!!!
I aint never seen anything like that before
Let Go and Go On and On by Tim Kinsella brought me here.
The bridge scene was filmed at Lake Greeson in Daisy, AR
Want to watch this movie.
Greetings from Poland
When I saw this movie in the theater they showed a movie short before it of a guy doing a fancy pin-stripping job on a car. Was a stop action animation that made it look like the pin-stripe was just growing on the car. Any notion what the name of that short was? It was very cool!
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one of the great american movies
Who else is hear because of the Roadkill show on the Motor Trend Channel? XD
Now I just need to find a dish that matches my sevice
I was born in 71
90s was more Tokyo Drift
An existentialist masterpiece. :)
Some quotes from IMDB:
"What it lacks in entertainment value the film makes up for with its heavy-duty philosophical and existential themes. An economy of language wherein nothing in the film is "explained", the tacit praise of the prosaic, and the almost stifling trust in the present moment, all speak to the human heart, as the voice of nihilistic romanticism. There is no freedom here, no escape, no change, nor redemption. The landscape horizon never gets closer. It's the myth of freedom and the embrace of alienation. No matter how far you travel, you never actually arrive." - Lechuguilla
"Sparse, tacit, stark and entirely denouement - a perfect depiction of America at that time in history.
Brilliant depiction of early post-industrial America; its ennui and dull disillusionment: Two hugely powerful cars in a half-hearted race to an ambiguous finish line. Going nowhere fast.
The action is sparse, dialog very spare, and rural pre-interstate America drifts past in dull, desolate splendor.
Three of the characters almost never speak, and the fourth almost entirely tells lies.
There is no resolution. No goals are accomplished. The film even abandons the race. No one changes or gains insight. It's a perfect film." - Slow Code
A film that tires of looking at itself and just ends. :)
I don't agree with Lechuguilla's reading of the film at all. Two Lane Blacktop simply acknowledges the truth of our reality; it's all out of our hands.
that GTO!
i can’t find the full movie ANYWHERE it’s driving me crazy
Makes me wonder if James serenaded the cast with songs from his "Sweet Baby James" album. With all due respect to James Taylor, I find it sad that he's the only cast member still living.
@Duke Ruby what?
Is that guy in the GTO the guy who played Sgt Hulka in Stripes with Bill Murray?
***** Yep. Warren Oates
+szqsk8 Yep, That's Warren Oates, probably one of the best character actors that ever lived.
"Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia"
szqsk8 // Yep, that's him, the "big toe" himself!
“ lighten up Francis”
Sgt Hulka had a GTO Judge?Who would of thought
Color me gawn babay!
The 55 was the real star
Big chief from street outlaws brought me here
Gumball Rally. Best ever.
Like it when they were a the old Memphis Lakeland raceway.
warren oats funny as hell---"ill have a hamburger and an applesauce"
The line is "I'll have a hamburger and an Alka Seltzer". Which is what she brings him.
My favorite when he picked up the hitchhiker I'm not into that!
140 mph?
step on it, man XD
im here because of the comments on the bootlegger cam
one movie that does not get credit a good movie here with warren sgt hulka oates mr james taylor music genius and mr dennis wilson a good one to say the least
The old fifty year old gets a middle school girl!! Yeah!
Wow!
"Return to Macon County" was the same movie, but done a little better.
Sorry, I got some bad information; it was much later
Just saw full movie 👌👌👌👌👌👌
i must be old ........i about two-lane blacktop a long time before i seen Finnegan lmao
Is this comparable to Vanishing Point?
lots of good car movies in the early 70s
Muncie M22 Rock- Crusher
very cool
better than fast 4, 5, 6, 7 .
***** you my friend are so brainwashed and full of shit.
If u think that stupidity and unrealistic bullshit is a way to entertain yourself well...sad story bro. I'd much rather watch something like Commando or True Lies for some pew-pew action and some D1 videos for cool car action.
Ok like 1st FnF was ok. Like'd the idea about tuning cars n shit. 3rd (Tokyo Drift) is cool to see for 2 or 3 times ONLY cause of drifting. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 are pure stupidity. Heist movies on wheels with plot so bad it doesn't even make sense.
We can argue about this shit for day's. At the end no one will win. Some like stupid people. Some like intelligence. Fact that world is going hard into being stupid and ignorant is a dead on fact. How? People accept slavery as a norm these day's...fuck they are so brainwashed they believe they are free altho they are slaves to the debt of this economical system...live to pay takes and die so to say.
Knowing all the shit people believe in these days I am not surprised that they actually love these movies.
+Vws Vas
Really you said Bieber is a cool bro man you lost that argument keep on losing buddy.
+Lithium IRL
Thank you couldn't agree with you more.
Lestat They’re successful because they ARE boring and audiences today are also boring. Shitty cgi shitshows with no real plot or meaning, not even FUN to watch
You're comparing apples to oranges.
Dis tha SHITT, dagg!
Finnegan referral too. lol
Yup, wouldn never have known about this awesome movie if i hadn't been watching Roadkill ...
KICK ASS 🖒🖒Classic raw muscle car movie ...
JUST COLOR ME GONE BABY !!!!!
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