Over the holidays I watched Two Lane Blacktop, Vanishing Point and American Grafitti again. I also saw Le Mans, while not strictly a road movie I enjoyed the vibe.
Which other classic road trip films should I look out for. I'm not into recent remakes. I like the low budget originals.
The Wraith
easy rider?
The Straight Story.
Something wild (not sure if it's strictly a road movie)
One Week - a Canadian film - road trip on a Norton.
Do not look up the story too much to avoid spoilers.
Fandango. Still one of my favourite films ever.
Sideways
Wild at Heart
Nocturnal Animals (sort of)
Hell or High Water (again sort of)
True Romance
Duel
Easy Rider
Thunderbolt & Lightfoot
Little Fauss and Big Halsey
Badlands
Thanks guys, some great recommendations there
The Wraith
Yes! Had that on vhs as a kid it hasn't crossed my mind in decades.
OP mentioned my favourites. Try Drive. Not much actual driving but very stylish/atmospheric.
Dazed and Confused? A handful of amazing cars and trucks and a slow, day-in-the-life kind of plot with awesome music.
Thelma and Louise.
Surfing 50 states, low budget surf film with a before he was famous gotye soundtrack
Two Lane Blacktop
Edit- sorry just re-read your OP
How about
Repo Man would be a good bet as well.
Interstate 60: Episodes of the road.
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0165832/?ref_=m_nmfmd_act_53
Great, funny, surreal road movie.
A real hidden gem.
Oh, The Gauntlet if your a Clint Eastwood fan.
21 Days Under the Sky
Or, if you don’t mind your road trip not actually being in America, watch A Kurdish Movie
Rachel
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21 Days Under the Sky
Looks good will watch that.
Wild at Heart
The Devils Rejects
Deliverance
Deliverance?
You don't mean the one with the red neck banjo boy?
On the Road
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
"That Plymouth had a hemi with a torque flight." Great stuff.
Dirty Larry crazy Mary[might be the other way around].
Fear is the key.
Hot Rod
Gone in 60 seconds
Bullitt
Deliverance.
Convoy
Deliverance. River trip surely?
Cannonball Run?
Death Race 2000.
Paris, Texas
The Sure Thing
They had to drive to the river! Stopped off at a gas station where banjo boy lived member.River trip surely?
Bonus for all you pop pickers. House of Wax starring Paris Hilton.
The Phantom Toolbooth
True Romance
Natural Born Killers
Grindhouse (although Planet Terror doesn't really count...)
Rubber
although i know its not what your looking for peter , i think you will enjoy the ethos , the trip and daves sense of humour.
check out Dave Gorman , America Unchained.
Road trip across the US in an old station wagon using only Mom and Pop Shops.
It's years since I last watched them but good to see these 3 make the list.
Two Lane Blacktop
Thunderbolt & Lightfoot
Little Fauss & Big Halsey
Into The Wild - brilliant!
Kalifornia (1993)
As above, The Straight Story, Fandango and The Road. Sort of a road movie but classic Americana would be Bruce Brown's 'On any Sunday'.
Red Rock West - A rare decent Nic Cage film. He's driving in much of it anyway.
U Turn - an even rarer decent Jennifer Lopez film.
