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Road Movie | |
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Directed by | Joseph Strick |
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Produced by | Joseph Strick |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Don Lenzer |
Edited by | Sylvia Sarner |
Music by | Stanley Myers |
Production company | Laser Film Productions |
Distributed by | Grove Press |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Road Movie is a 1973 road movie drama film produced and directed by Joseph Strick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Judith Rascoe. It stars Robert Drivas, Regina Baff, Barry Bostwick, and David Bauer. [1]
The film is based on Strick's experiences one summer, working as a long-haul truck driver. [2]
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A pair of truckers, Gil and Hank, pick up Janice, a hitchhiking truck stop prostitute (a.k.a. "lot lizard"), who brings more chaos into their lives. [3]
The film initially premiered in Italy in December 1973. It was later released in the United States on February 3, 1974.[ citation needed ]
Jessica Kiang of BFI's Sight and Sound called the film "a fascinating curio, as willfully ugly in its portrayal of the joyless industrial landscapes of the mid-70s Midwest as it is nihilistic about the grasping relationships between its three leads". [4]