Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Starring: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger
Have you seen Death Proof? The Girls in it talk about a movie called 'Vanishing Point'. They also track down the same car, a 1970 Dodge Challenger and take out Stunt Mn Mike in it. So Rad.. Since seeing 'Death Proof' I had been meaning to see 'Vanishing Point'. Tarantino is such a film geek and I am always interested in seeing the films he loves. I have recently been staying with my lovely friends Beth and Glenn. Glenn put this on and despite being quite tired and delerious from work- I managed to get through it and really enjoyed it. 'Vanishing Point' tells the very simple tale of a man called Kowalski who works for a car delivery service. He is given the job of driving the fore-mentioned Dodge Challenger from Colorado to San Fransisco. Kowalski makes a bet (with a drug dealer in a fabulous floral shirt) to get the car there in less than 15 hours. The highway patrolmen soon witness Kowalski's reckless driving and take chase. So begins a 2 hour chase movie filled with some of the most hilarious and random scenes. Along the way, Kowalski is guided by a man called 'Supersoul' - a blind DJ with a police radio scanner. Favourite scene: Kowalski purchases some speed off a passing hippy and the hippy's girlfriend shows up....nude....on a motorcycle. Pure cult classic.
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