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)
Crew
Monte Hellman
Director, Editor
Will Corry
Screenplay, Story
Rudy Wurlitzer
Screenplay
Floyd Mutrux
Screenplay
Jack Deerson
Director of Photography
Gregory Sandor
Director of Photography
Ken Swor
Assistant Director
Michael Laughlin
Producer
Gary Kurtz
Associate Producer
Lee Wenner
Producer's Assistant
John Bailey
Assistant Camera
Fred Roos
Casting
Jennifer Shull
Casting
Richard Bruno
Costume Design
Don MacDougall
Sound Effects Editor
James Nelson
Supervising Sound Editor
Howard S. Wollman
Sound Recordist
Billy James
Music Supervisor
Jaclyn Hellman
Dialogue Coach
John R. Hamilton
Still Photographer
Jay Wheatley
Technical Advisor
Bonnie Prendergast
Script Supervisor
Steven Henschel
Location Manager
Walter Coblenz
Unit Production Manager
Marion Sampler
Title Designer
Beverly Walker
Publicist
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