Don Samuels Movies
- 1987
It's Sullivan's Pavilion all right. The film was produced, directed and written by Fred G. Sullivan. And its leading players are Fred, Polly, Tate, Katie, Kirk, and Ricky Sullivan. Fred is an independent filmmaker, who's moved his entire family to the Adirondacks. When he's not making films (which is often), Fred takes odd jobs while his wife wrangles the kids. A textbook case of the "cinema of personal expression" Sullivan's Pavilion devotes much of its running time to Sullivan's self-reflective musings. If he's not likely to become a success, he asks himself, why does he continue making films? Why, for the sheer love of filmmaking, of course! Is there any other reason? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Polly Sullivan, Katie Sullivan, (more)
A '55 Chevy takes on a '70 GTO in a race across the Southwest in Monte Hellman's cult favorite. The Driver (James Taylor) and the Mechanic (Dennis Wilson) phlegmatically slouch from race to race, pitting their gray Chevy against any and all gearheads in order to make money for gas and food. They and the tag-along Girl (Laurie Bird) meet their match in "Oh Maybelline" fan GTO (Warren Oates), and they all set off on a cross-country race to Washington D.C., with the winner getting the loser's car. But it isn't the end that really counts; it is the process of getting there, as the Girl's fickleness forces the Driver to decide what matters more: endless races or her. Shot on location from a spare script by Rudolph Wurlitzer and Will Corry, Two-Lane Blacktop was trumpeted as the "film of the year" in Esquire magazine before its release. It bombed, and disputes over music rights kept it from home video until 1999, but repertory and TV screenings have gained it an avid following for its automotive detail, flashes of authentic idiosyncrasy, and artfully abstract examination of the urge to forge ahead, whether or not there is anywhere to go. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
- Starring:
- James Taylor, Warren Oates, (more)
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