Drama /

Score: 69%( 242 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

James Taylor
The Driver

Warren Oates
G.T.O.

Dennis Wilson
The Mechanic

Laurie Bird
The Girl

Rudy Wurlitzer
Hot Rod Driver

Harry Dean Stanton
Oklahoma Hitchhiker

Jaclyn Hellman
Hot Rod Driver's Girl

Alan Vint
Man in Roadhouse

Katherine Squire
Old Woman

Bill Keller
Texas Hitchhiker

David Drake
Needles Station Attendant

Richard Ruth
Needles Station Mechanic

Don Samuels
Texas Policeman #1

Charles Moore
Texas Policeman #2

Tom Green
Boswell Attendant

W.H. Harrison
Parts Store Owner

Illa Ginnaven
Waitress in Roadhouse

George Mitchell
Truck Driver at Accident

A.J. Solari
Tennessee Hitchhiker

Melissa Hellman
Little Girl with Old Woman Picked Up by G.T.O.

Jay Wheatley
Man #1 at Race Track

James Mitchum
Man #2 at Race Track

Kreag Caffey
Boy with Motorcycle

Tom Witenbarger
Pickup Truck Driver

Glen Rogers
Soldier #1

Tomas Moore
Kid at Drive-In (uncredited)

Big Willie Robinson III
Street Racer in Daytona (uncredited)