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Carey Loftin,
Louie Elias,
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Richard Sarafian,
Richard Sarafian
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: 20th Century Fox
: Action, Chase, Quest, Chase
: 98 min.
: English, Spanish, French
: English, Spanish
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Richard Sarafian directed this minimalist chase film, starring Barry Newman as ex-marine, ex-race car driver and cop named Kowalski. He drives into Denver to deliver a car and pick up another vehicle to drive to San Francisco. To make the fifteen-hour drive to San Francisco bearable he pops a load of pep pills and drives off. Almost immediately, he is told to pull over by the police, but Kowalski refuses to stop. Ignoring the cops, a police chase ensues. Egging Kowalski on is a blind black disc jockey, Super Soul (Cleavon Little), who announces his comings and goings on his local radio show, praising Kowalski to the skies as "the last American to whom speed means freedom of the soul." Super Soul's hype makes Kowalski a media sensation and Kowalski fans mount up -- as do the police cars chasing him -- as he races against time to deliver both the car and himself to his San Francisco destination. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Special Features:
- Includes both U.S. and U.K. Movie Versions
- Director Commentary
- Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots
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by cammelltoe
August 31, 2004 - 3:33 PM PDT
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5 out of 6 members found this review helpful
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| very obviously looking back to EASY RIDER and perhaps unintentionally looking forward to the MAD MAX trilogy, VANISHING POINT is still, somehow, very solidly rooted in a right-on, post-hippie, pre-punk sensibility all of it's own. Ex-hero cop, Soldier, race car driver Kowalski (a echo of Brando's character name in STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE?)drives other people's cars cross country really really REALLY fast, high on bennies with cops trying to catch up. That's pretty much it as far as the story goes. Cited by the band primal scream as an influence, presumably for the film's strong anti-authority, anti-society vision, VANISHING POINT is ultimetly more of an interesting movie than a great movie. However, the photography, by john a. alonzo, is f'n superb, making mytholgoical landscapes out of western usa. |
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