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Quick Info

Rating

6.9/10

Release1971

Runtime1h 42m

StatusReleased

Budget$850,000

RevenueN/A

Production

Universal Pictures

Michael Laughlin Enterprises

Movie

Two-Lane Blacktop

1971

1h 42m

6.9

Drama

Synopsis

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.

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