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Vanishing Point (1971)

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Richard Sarafian directed this minimalist chase film, starring Barry Newman as ex-marine, ex-race car driver and cop named Kowalski. He drives into Denver to deliver a car and pick up another vehicle to drive to San Francisco. To make the fifteen-hour drive to San Francisco bearable he pops a load of pep pills and drives off. Almost immediately, he is told to pull over by the police, but Kowalski refuses to stop. Ignoring the cops, a police chase ensues. Egging Kowalski on is a blind black disc

Mar 23, 2004

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The action is almost entirely made up of one man driving a car at maximum speed from Denver to, hopefully, San Francisco.

May 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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In a time when vacant retreads such as The Fast and the Furious are the problem, Vanishing Point is the answer.

August 14, 2007 Comment
Rolling Stone
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A movie about which I can think of almost nothing good to say.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comments (2)
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Takes full advantage of the subject's existential and mythical undertones without being pretentious, and you certainly get a run for your money, along with a lot of rock music.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment (1)
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Merged the appeal of Bullitt with that of, say, Zabriskie Point...fast cars and dusty existentialism. [Blu-ray]

March 13, 2009 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | Comment

should be seen as a particularly charged variant of a now extinct genre: the artsy B-movie

March 11, 2009 Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | Comment
Q Network Film Desk

A film all but overflowing with the revolting spirit of the oppressed. Bring the noise!

October 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Projection Booth | Comment
Projection Booth

Really nothing but a one hundred minute car chase across country, and I loved every minute of it...

July 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | Comment
Cinema Crazed

The last quarter of Grindhouse was little more than a love note to this flick's towering excellence.

May 24, 2007 Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | Comment
Orlando Weekly

A fairly interesting, but somewhat muddled, road movie starring Newman as an ex-cop who now drives cars from Denver to San Francisco for a living.

March 28, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The woodenness of both direction and Newman's performance becomes increasingly apparent.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment (1)

A beguiling, if silly pleasure.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

A fairly entertaining chase flick, with a few artistic touches included to keep the thinking viewers happy.

August 13, 2002 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
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A cult classic.

February 13, 2001 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
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FUCK DA POLICE

October 2, 2007
DragonEyeMorrison
Tsubaki Sanjuro

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"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."Kowalski works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San

July 17, 2011
LorenzoVonMatterhorn
Lorenzo von Matterhorn

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Foreign Titles

  • Fluchtpunkt San Francisco (DE)
  • Vanishing Point (1971) (UK)
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