we have laurie bird, who is a girlfriend of director hellman. and then we have the great warren oates. and one of the reasons why this becomes a cult film is because three of the four die rather deaths oates dies at age 53 of a heart attack. wilson dies in a rather bizarre drowning. laurie bird ends up committing suicide. but it's a road to nowhere with great film. film technique. there is no real dialog amongst the characters. lots of frustration and facial tics that sort of convey a sentiment or an idea on the part of the person that is being centered on in the film. two-lane blacktop maybe. oh, now my favorite film from that same year, if i can go back. well yeah, we're having a little trouble. yeah. there you go. is that you? vanishing point. and i don't know if any of you have seen vanishing point or not. i would sort of doubt it. it is a great film, a film of people, the margins of american society. barry newman is a the driver of a dodge challenger with supercharger in it and his job is to drive back and forth from denver to san francisco