The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic89/100
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
261 audience votes
Key crew
- Monte HellmanDirector
- Will CorryScreenplay
- Rudy WurlitzerScreenplay
- Floyd MutruxScreenplay
Cast
- James TaylorThe Driver
- Warren OatesG.T.O.
- Dennis WilsonThe Mechanic
- Laurie BirdThe Girl
- Rudy WurlitzerHot Rod Driver
- Harry Dean StantonOklahoma Hitchhiker
- Jaclyn HellmanHot Rod Driver's Girl
- Alan VintMan in Roadhouse
- Katherine SquireOld Woman
- Bill KellerTexas Hitchhiker
- David DrakeNeedles Station Attendant
- Richard RuthNeedles Station Mechanic
Stills
Themes
car racecar mechanicchevroletroad moviedrag race