Review of Vanishing Point (1971) by Stuart K — 24 Apr 2009
Probabily the definitive action road movie of it's time, a movie of the 1970's, which inspired alot of car chase movies in it's wake. It's quite minialist, with not much of a plot to it's name, but what Easy Rider did for biker films, this does for car chase films!! The scenary it was shot in looks stunning!! The film focuses on a car-delivery driver who goes by the name of Kowalski (Barry Newman), who works for Argo's Car Delivery Service in Denver, Colorado, and he's assigned to deliver a white 1970 Dodge Challenger to San Francisco.
Kowalski is an adrenaline junkie, after a few failed careers, he gets the ultimate kick with this one, he sets off from Denver at 11:30pm on a Friday, and he believes he can have the car delivered to San Francisco in 15 hours.
He sets off at top speed, and then he has the police trying to stop him, but he's determined to go on. He has spiritual help from blind radio DJ Super Soul (Cleavon Little). It's a very atmospheric film.
Not much plot, but with good music and good car action to it's name, it's never boring, with the odd splashes of sex, nudity and violence thrown in for good measure. Look out for cameos from Rita Coolidge and Charlotte Rampling!! :D.
This review of Vanishing Point (1971) was written by Stuart K on 24 Apr 2009.
Vanishing Point has generally received positive reviews.
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