Synopsis
As Jack Nicholson became a star through Easy Rider and left, his place in Hellman's movies was replaced by Hellman's persona Warren Oates, folk singer James Taylor and Dennis Wilson, a member of the Beach Boys. Their characters have no names. A man driving a 1955 Chevy and a man taking care of vehicle maintenance. A man driving a 1970 Pontiac. A hitchhiker around them. The four characters are called 'driver,' 'mechanic,' 'GTO' and 'girl,' respectively. The director said that this reflected the hippie spirit free from possession. Driver and GTO make a bet that the one who gets to Washington first takes the other's car. On the way across the entire country, they get drunk, swear, tell lies and make love. Then, they part from each other. They never arrive in the city and likewise their love is not fulfilled. is a portrait of lonely people who live on the road even though they are lost. Burning films at the end of the movie is nothing but a metaphor for the hopeless and joyless America. Out of jealousy over the success of produced by Columbia Pictures, Universal Studios gathered new figures such as Monte Hellman, Henry Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Milos Forman and decided to distribute their movies all together. , however, almost became forgotten along with other films because of the changes in the company's position. However, the movie has survived as a cult movie revered by enthusiastic fans. As with other great works, the fate of the movie was harsh until it was positioned as a movie representing the American New Cinema. (LEE Yong Cheol)