Tuesday Night Film | Two-Lane Blacktop (1971 / 102 minutes)

Hit the open road with this cult classic of the 1970s, a minimalist road movie that captures the spirit of the era. Two-Lane Blacktop follows two drifters (played by musicians James Taylor and Dennis Wilson) as they race across the American Southwest in their souped-up Chevy. Directed by Monte Hellman, the film eschews conventional storytelling in favor of a meditative and existential exploration of freedom, alienation, and the pursuit of the unknown. A must-see for fans of counterculture cinema.

 

The Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.