Vanishing Point

1971
R
1h 39m

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7.2/10

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Car Action Dark Comedy Road Trip Action Crime Thriller

During the 1970s, car-delivery driver Kowalski delivers hot rods in record time, but always runs into trouble.During the 1970s, car-delivery driver Kowalski delivers hot rods in record time, but always runs into trouble.During the 1970s, car-delivery driver Kowalski delivers hot rods in record time, but always runs into trouble.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

31K

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POPULARITY

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
The car featured in the film is a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, with a 440 cubic-inch V-8, and not a 426 Hemi V-8 (as is often believed). Eight white Challengers loaned from the Chrysler Corporation were used during the filming.

Goofs
The 19-inch racks in Super Soul's radio station with large tape reels (in one scene seen fast moving) are not audio equipment. These tape drives were used in computer systems in the 1970s to store data on tape.

Quotes
Super Soul: This radio station was named Kowalski, in honour of the last American hero to whom speed means freedom of the soul. The question is not when's he gonna stop, but who is gonna stop him.

Crazy credits
The Fox logo is shown without the fanfare making it one of the first times this has happened.

Alternate versions
When first released in Brazil, the movie had some scenes cut, reducing the running time to 99 minutes.

Connections
Edited into Gone with the Wind: The Remarkable Rise and Tragic Fall of Lynyrd Skynyrd (2015)

Soundtracks
You Got to Believe
Composed by Delaney Bramlett
Sung by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
(Courtesy of Atlantic Records)

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8/10

A great '70s movie

This is the essential 1970s anti-hero movie. It is not supposed to make sense and I have often wondered if it were not meant to be someone's psychedelic dream. Nudity when nudity would not seem to fit; bad cops; beaten people out of sync with plot line. Sounds like a trip. The cast is excellent and this is one of Cleavon Little's last main roles as well as the last main role for the early love interest. John Amos is so underplayed he is almost unrecognizable, I'd love to see his commentary on the movie. And one guy is so ripping off James Dean (though as a racist) that it is unintentionally funny. I'd recommend it as an addition to any American tape library. A true cult classic.