Road Movie
Gil and Hank are two independent truckers who run into problems when they are forced to pay off traffic managers to get loads. They also have to pay off highway cops when their rigs are overweight and bank loans but consider themselves lucky just to be able to keep up the interest payments. Add to that a small, frizzy-wigged highway hooker named Janice, who tempts them with her lurid charms.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Released
- 1973
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1973
Storyline
Gil and Hank are two independent truckers who run into problems when they are forced to pay off traffic managers to get loads. They also have to pay off highway cops when their rigs are overweight and bank loans but consider themselves lucky just to be able to keep up the interest payments. Add to that a small, frizzy-wigged highway hooker named Janice, who tempts them with her lurid charms.
Top credits
Robert Drivas — Gil
Regina Baff — Janice
Barry Bostwick — Hank
David Bauer — Harry
Did you know
• Director Joseph Strick worked at age sixteen for one summer as a long-haul truck driver.
• Originally titled "The Rig."
• Joseph Strick asked Judith Rascoe to write the script after reading her story "A Lot of Cowboys."
User reviews
Unforgettable
Quick review, no spoilers
Not a road movie - classic Film Noir
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
