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Release Date:
13 March 1971 (USA) moreTagline:
It's the maximum trip... at maximum speed. morePlot:
Kowalski, works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Fransisco... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Nicolas Cage Goes 3D in 'Drive Angry' (From Cinematical. 31 August 2009, 4:32 PM, PDT)
Auto of the week: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T from Vanishing Point
(From BoxWish. 18 August 2009, 3:15 AM, PDT)
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Don't Psychoanalyse more (126 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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Rated R for sensuality/nudity and drug content. (1998 re-rating)Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
99 min | UK:106 minLanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
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)Fun Stuff
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Cameo: [David Gates]The singer/songwriter (of Bread fame) played the piano during the rousing revival in the desert with the J. Hovah singers. moreGoofs:
Continuity: A few seconds while driving in the desert are reversed showing Kowalski driving on the right side. moreQuotes:
Super Soul: This radio station was named Kowalski, in honour of the last American hero to whom speed means freedom of the soul. The question is not when's he gonna stop, but who is gonna stop him. moreMovie Connections:
Featured in The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007) moreSoundtrack:
Super Soul Theme moreFAQ
What are the differences between the US-Version and the UK-Version of this movie?more
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Please oh please can people just WATCH this film. Forget all the symbolism. You know since I was a kid this seems to have been a topic of conversation with just about anyone who's ever seen it, you've heard it haven't you? The bar-room amateur psychoanalyst or the self proclaimed expert on human behaviour, all giving out opinions of dubious worth.
HERE IS THE CLUE!..... It's a big one too! -------The title!.....There is no point... There.
Anyway back to the film. If you were thinking that I don't like it you're wrong because I think it's terrific. In fact it's brilliant, and not in some foot to the floorboards and brain out of the window way either. There IS a lot of meaning, albeit so jumbled up as to defy any reasoned explanation. So get the beers in, get your mates round and enjoy it--all 500 Horse Power, the gleaming chrome, the V8 rumble,the cool DJ, the clanking bulldozers, the surreal nudist and the full circle ending. Like I said, pointless. Brilliant. Memorable.