bmtbird I first watched this film on TBS in about 1988 after classes while in college. I remember being mesmerized and when it was listed to come on again I had a fresh VHS tape and recorded it. I watched it over and over. It is very simply- The. Best. Movie. Ever. Made.

trashgang This is a weird one. I never heard of it but being at a muscle car convention they showed clips from this flick and a remake is in the make so it was time to pick it up.There isn't much of a story in it. It's all about racing, picking up hitch-hikers, a lot of nonsense while talking, I mean. On the edge of boring but still it is over before you know it. Boring due the story itself but if you are into muscle cars then this is a must see. You will come across all of them, from the main lead, a GTO and a stripped '55 Chevy to Camaro's , Mustang, you call it it's all there. While they are on track for racing it's where this movie takes it's fame. And for the geeks they do talk a lot about the cars and engines. Made in the heydays of the muscle cars, only for those geeks. There's better out there to see with a good story but still, it do pull off somehow. Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 0/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5

tiekbane This is a totally amateur movie, like it was made by high school kids in first year film class. Whereas, perhaps, some existential meaning could be taken from Easy Rider & Vanishing Point, this mess seems to be totally ad-libbed, like they just decided to go to New Mexico, shoot some footage & then splice scenes together. It feels like a home movie. It's as uninspired as the paint job on the car.There are few shots of the countryside. Most of the scenes were filmed in the car, in gas stations & diners and at night.Characters come & go adding nothing to the story. We never learn anything about them, not even their names.There is very little dialog. The main topic of conversation, when there is any, is the car. Dennis Wilson must have checked those points and carburetors about a dozen times. The 'actors' stare blankly into space most of the time. James Taylor has the charisma of a floor jack. It's no wonder he kept his day job.Heck, they even forgot to finish the race.If there is a deep meaning to this flick, it seems to be to always keep your engine properly timed.Give it a try, but don't expect much. This film literally has the soul of a shop manual.

Jackson Booth-Millard The book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is where I found this film, obviously it is not one I would have heard of before finding the book, but with musicians acting in it I was certainly intrigued, and I knew the title related to a car, so I watched it. Basically car freaks The Driver (singer James Taylor) and The Mechanic (The Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson) are driving through the southwestern United Sattes looking for other cars to race, they currently drive a 1955 Chevy, a Chevrolet 150, they are dedicated to this vehicle and meet up when necessary. On the journey The Driver and The Mechanic are joined by The Girl (Laurie Bird), and they stop at a gas station and meet middle- aged man G.T.O. (The Wild Bunch's Warren Oates), who drives a 1970 Pontiac GTO and invents stories about his exploits to various hitchhikers he picks up. The characters all combine and agree to compete in a race to Washington D.C., the winner of the race will get the loser's car, and on the way we see the metaphorical lives of the contestants and their struggles to reach their destination and beat their competitors. Also starring Harry Dean Stanton as Oklahoma Hitchhiker, David Drake as Needles Station Attendant, Richard Ruth as Needles Station Mechanic and Jaclyn Hellman as Driver's Girl. To be honest I agree with critics, this film is a bit too laid back that it is not all that exciting or fascinating, but Taylor and Wilson prove themselves relatively good at acting, and Oates gives a memorable enough performance, it is obviously a cult movie that was trying to delve into the same success created by Easy Rider, it is an alright road movie drama. Worth watching!