Thumb Tripping (1972)

Director:

Quentin Masters

Writers:

Don Mitchell (novel), Don Mitchell (screenplay)

Stars:

Michael Burns, Meg Foster, Marianna Hill

Cast

Credited cast:
Michael Burns	...	Gary
Meg Foster	...	Shay
Marianna Hill	...	Lynn
Burke Byrnes	...	Jack
Michael Conrad	...	Diesel (as Mike Conrad)
Bruce Dern	...	Smitty
Larry Hankin	...	Simp
Joyce Van Patten	...	Mother
Ed Greenburg	...	Ed
Eric Butler	...	Eric
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Donald Elson	...	Gas Station Attendant
William Murphy

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

couple | motorcyclist | truck | marriage | husband wife relationship | 

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Taglines:

The freeway isn't just a road... it's their way of life!

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seks çilginlari

Filming Locations:

Big Sur, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Joy Bang was also seriously considered for the lead role of Shay, but the filmmakers ultimately decided to cast Meg Foster instead.

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Connections

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 3 (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Daddy's Caddy"
Music by Bob Thompson
Lyrics by Jerry Fuller

User Reviews

Hitchers make strange bedfellows

Essentially a simple story of a young man and a young woman who make a chance meeting on the beach and are heading in the same direction, so they decide to thumb it together. While their mutual attraction grows by hormones and without the unnecessary element of romance so foreign to most young lovers, they are exposed to a series of characters who give them rides and who indoctrinate them to the dangers and wonders of life on the road. Bruce Dern and Michael Conrad are standouts as two of the drivers who move them along the highway.

There is some coming of age for both youngsters, mixed with heartbreak born from confusion and jealousy, but ultimately harmless. Again, it's really a simple, enjoyable story about a couple of hitchers.

The film treats with some of the hippie concepts from the early 70's of free love and free rides and tends to show that, as the Steely Dan song goes, "Only a fool would say that."