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Vanishing Point

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Vanishing Point (1971)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:12

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: An ex-racecar driver gets high on Benzedrine and leads the police on a hectic chase.

Starring: Barry Newman, Dean Jagger, Cleavon Little, Paul Koslo

Starring: Barry Newman, Dean Jagger, Cleavon Little, Paul Koslo, Robert Donner, Timothy Scott, Gilda Texter, Anthony James

Director: Richard C. Sarafian

Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Screenwriter: Guillermo Cain
Producer: Norman Spencer
Composer: Jim Bowen, Peter Carpenter, Tom Thacker

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Merged the appeal of Bullitt with that of, say, Zabriskie Point...fast cars and dusty existentialism. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
03/13/09
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

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

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
03/11/09
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
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N/R

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Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
10/18/08
Rumsey Taylor
Rumsey Taylor
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

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

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05/06/08
Variety Staff
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A film all but overflowing with the revolting spirit of the oppressed. Bring the noise!

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10/10/07
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

In a time when vacant retreads such as The Fast and the Furious are the problem, Vanishing Point is the answer.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
08/14/07
Peter Kenis
Peter Kenis
Rolling Stone
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Really nothing but a one hundred minute car chase across country, and I loved every minute of it...

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07/10/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

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

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05/24/07
Brett Register
Brett Register
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.

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03/28/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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

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01/26/06
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08/22/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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A movie about which I can think of almost nothing good to say.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment 2 Comments
05/09/05
Roger Greenspun
Roger Greenspun
New York Times
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A beguiling, if silly pleasure.

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05/24/03
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10/04/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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

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08/13/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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A cult classic.

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02/13/01
Christopher Null
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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.

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01/01/00
Jonathan Rosenbaum
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