Road Movie (1973 film)

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Road Movie
Road Movie theatrical poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Joseph Strick
Written by
Produced byJoseph Strick
Starring
CinematographyDon Lenzer
Edited bySylvia Sarner
Music by Stanley Myers
Production
company
Laser Film Productions
Distributed by Grove Press
Release date
  • December 1973 (1973-12)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

Contents

The film is based on Strick's experiences one summer, working as a long-haul truck driver. [2]

Plot summary

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]

Cast

Release

The film initially premiered in Italy in December 1973. It was later released in the United States on February 3, 1974.[ citation needed ]

Reception

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]

References

  1. ↑ Wood, Jason (2007). 100 Road Movies: BFI Screen Guides. ISBN   9781838710569 . Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  2. ↑ Winters, Richard (2014-06-25). "Road Movie (1974)". Scopophilia. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  3. ↑ Teasdale, Lee (2016-02-02). "The 30 Best American Road Movies of The 1970s". Taste of Cinema. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  4. ↑ Kiang, Jessica (2024-08-22). "The Magnificent '74: Road movies". Sight and Sound . eISSN   2515-5164. ISSN   0037-4806 . Retrieved 2025-09-22– via British Film Institute.
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