Two-Lane Blacktop
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Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 cult road movie known for its minimalist style, existential themes, and portrayal of car-obsessed drifters racing across the American Southwest.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Two-Lane Blacktop canonical | 21 |
| 1971 film Two-Lane Blacktop | 1 |
| GTO (Two-Lane Blacktop) | 1 |
| The Mechanic (Two-Lane Blacktop) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1233229 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Two-Lane Blacktop Context triple: [Warren Oates, notableWork, Two-Lane Blacktop]
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A.
The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express is a 1974 American crime drama road film directed by Steven Spielberg and noted for its blend of suspense, dark humor, and social commentary.
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B.
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver is a 1976 psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, renowned for its gritty portrayal of urban alienation and Robert De Niro’s iconic performance as a disturbed New York City cab driver.
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C.
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film about a naive Texan who moves to New York City and befriends a sickly con man, notable for being the only X-rated movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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D.
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 New Hollywood crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Al Pacino as a desperate bank robber in a story based on a real-life hostage situation.
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E.
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film starring Paul Newman as a defiant inmate who becomes a symbol of resistance against authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Two-Lane Blacktop Target entity description: Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 cult road movie known for its minimalist style, existential themes, and portrayal of car-obsessed drifters racing across the American Southwest.
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A.
The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express is a 1974 American crime drama road film directed by Steven Spielberg and noted for its blend of suspense, dark humor, and social commentary.
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B.
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver is a 1976 psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, renowned for its gritty portrayal of urban alienation and Robert De Niro’s iconic performance as a disturbed New York City cab driver.
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C.
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film about a naive Texan who moves to New York City and befriends a sickly con man, notable for being the only X-rated movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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D.
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 New Hollywood crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Al Pacino as a desperate bank robber in a story based on a real-life hostage situation.
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E.
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film starring Paul Newman as a defiant inmate who becomes a symbol of resistance against authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cult film
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film ⓘ road movie ⓘ |
| carModelFeatured |
1955 Chevrolet One-Fifty
ⓘ
linked to:
Chevrolet 150
Pontiac GTO ⓘ |
| characterRole |
GTO
ⓘ
The Driver ⓘ The Girl ⓘ The Mechanic ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Jack Deerson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Monte Hellman ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Monte Hellman ⓘ |
| filmFormat | color ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
American Southwest
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
Route 66 ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Route 66
|
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ road movie ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Dennis Wilson
ⓘ
James Taylor ⓘ Laurie Bird ⓘ Warren Oates ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| musicBy | Billy James ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
minimal dialogue
ⓘ
open-ended narrative ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
existential themes
ⓘ
focus on car-obsessed drifters ⓘ minimalist style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two street racers drive a modified 1955 Chevrolet across the United States, engaging in an informal cross-country race with a man driving a Pontiac GTO. ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Laughlin ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Michael Laughlin Productions ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 102 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Floyd Mutrux
ⓘ
Rudy Wurlitzer ⓘ Will Corry ⓘ |
| setting |
American Southwest
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
|
| theme |
American car culture
ⓘ
aimlessness of youth ⓘ alienation ⓘ existential search for meaning ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 1970s United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Two-Lane Blacktop Description of subject: Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 cult road movie known for its minimalist style, existential themes, and portrayal of car-obsessed drifters racing across the American Southwest.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Driver
subject linked to:
The Driver
linked to: Two-Lane Blacktop
subject linked to:
The Driver
linked to: Two-Lane Blacktop
subject linked to:
Monte Jay Himmelbaum