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Vanishing Point
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Release Date:
13 March 1971 (USA) more
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It's the maximum trip... at maximum speed. more
Plot:
Kowalski works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Fransisco... more | add synopsis
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Gonzo movie-making at it's best more (128 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Barry Newman ... Kowalski
Cleavon Little ... Super Soul
Dean Jagger ... Prospector
Victoria Medlin ... Vera Thornton

Paul Koslo ... Charlie, Young Nevada Patrolman
Robert Donner ... Collins, Older Nevada Patrolman (as Bob Donner)
Timothy Scott ... Angel
Gilda Texter ... Nude Motorcycle Rider
Anthony James ... Male Hitchhiker #1, in Front Seat
Arthur Malet ... Male Hitchhiker #2, in Back Seat
Karl Swenson ... Sandy McKees, Argo's Attendant
Severn Darden ... Rev. J. 'Jessie' Hovah
Delaney Bramlett ... J. Hovah's Singer (as Delaney & Bonnie and Friends)
Bonnie Bramlett ... J. Hovah's Singer (as Delaney & Bonnie and Friends)
Lee Weaver ... Jake, Kowalski's Denver Connection
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MPAA:
Rated R for sensuality/nudity and drug content. (1998 re-rating)
Runtime:
99 min | UK:106 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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France:U | Iceland:L | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2008) | Singapore:PG | USA:R (re-rating) (1998) | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:GP (original rating) | West Germany:18 (original rating)
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Trivia:
The Challenger had Colorado plates: OA-5599 more
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Miscellaneous: In the construction area, Kowalski goes off the road to his left, losing the trim ring from the left front wheel. Later in the movie, the trim ring is back on. more
Quotes:
Super Soul: Hey Kowalski, you out there? more
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Featured in Wanderlust (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
The Girl Done Got It Together more

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27 out of 36 people found the following review useful.
Gonzo movie-making at it's best, 12 October 1999
10/10
Author: Rick41 from West Chester, Pa

Barry Newman is perfect in an episodic movie about an ex-cop, now drifter/car ferryman, who takes a friend up on a timed race from Denver to San Francisco in somebody else's car. Once Newman is detected speeding, a lengthy car chase ensues that covers several states. Nice photography of the Open West; great, understated performance by Newman. Some of the movie is dated, and the blind-DJ subplot can be annoying, but the non-stop action makes up for it. Infrequent showings on TV for many years, so watch it or tape it on one of it's rare appearances.

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