Vanishing Point (1971)

Directed by

Richard C. Sarafian

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, road movie, thriller film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 527 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former race car driver takes a job driving a Dodge Challenger from Denver to San Francisco. He takes amphetamines to stay awake and evades police along the way, encountering strangers at stops.

fast-pacedlonelyrebelliouspsychedelicsuspensefulexistentialvintagegritty

What happens

Vanishing Point is a 1971 British-American action film directed by Richard C. Sarafian, starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, and Dean Jagger. It focuses on a disaffected ex-policeman and race car driver delivering a muscle car cross-country to California while high on speed ("uppers" in the story), being chased by police, and meeting various characters along the way. Since its release it has developed a cult following. Although shot in America the bulk of finance came from Britain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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