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Release Date:
13 March 1971 (USA)
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Tagline:
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...
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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)
(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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simply one of the best car movies of all time.........
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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)
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Runtime:
99 min | UK:106 min
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound 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)
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The color white was chosen for the car simply so the car would stand out against the background scenery in the movie. White was not symbolic in any way. The director says this in the DVD commentary.
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Continuity: After the first motorcycle cop crashes, Kowalski flashes back to a motorcycle race. Two riders are shown crashing, and then one whom is assumed to be Kowalski. The rider is wearing a white jacket with black sleeves and a full face helmet, but after he crashes, he is shown getting up wearing an open helmet with goggles and a dark greenish-blue jacket with stripes. Curiously, the numbers are all the same, 28.
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Quotes:
Charlie:
[after listening to Super Soul's broadcast] Did you hear that?
Collins: Yeah.
Charlie: Where the hell he get so much information?
Collins: Same place as you do, Charley.
Charlie: You mean from our own frequency?
Collins: That's right.
Charlie: How long's he been at it?
Collins: Year 'n a half, maybe two.
Charlie: Hell, that's against the law!
Collins: So's carryin' a transistor on duty.
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Collins: Yeah.
Charlie: Where the hell he get so much information?
Collins: Same place as you do, Charley.
Charlie: You mean from our own frequency?
Collins: That's right.
Charlie: How long's he been at it?
Collins: Year 'n a half, maybe two.
Charlie: Hell, that's against the law!
Collins: So's carryin' a transistor on duty.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Wanderlust (2006) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
So Tired
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the plot summary covers the story and yes! there is a story wrapped around one long car chase. the speed is real, the NOISE is real, that Challenger leaves black lines on the road........ I saw it when it was first released (when I was young and silly) and then spent 15 years trying to track down a Video copy of the movie (made more difficult as it had to be a PAL copy). I got the video in the '90s and still watch this amazing film. People rave about the chase sequence in Bullitt or The French Connection. Vanishing Point takes that excitement and extends it. Simply a great car movie for those who like a great car movie.... watch it