Road Movies

Road Movies

sources:
Steven Cohan and Ina Rae Hark, eds. The Road Movie Book (Routledge, 1997)

David Laderman, Driving Visions: Exploring the Road Movie (Univ. of Texas, 2002)

Jack Sargeant & Stephanie Watson, Lost Highways: An Illustrated History of Road Movies (Creation Books, 1999)

Mark Williams, Road Movies: The Complete Guide to Cinema on Wheels
(Proteus, 1982)

1932
The Crowd Roars – Howard Hawks (James Cagney, Joan Blondell)

1939
Indianapolis Freeway (a/k/a Roaring Road) – Lloyd Bacon
(Pat O’Brien, Ann Sheridan, John Payne)

*The Wizard of Oz – Victor Fleming

1940
*The Grapes of Wrath – John Ford (Henry Fonda, John Carradine)

Road to Singapore – Victor Schertzinger

They Drive by NIght – Raoul Walsh
(George Raft, Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Ann Sheridan)

Thunder Road – Arthur Ripley (Robt. MItchum, Keely Smith)

1941
Sullivan’s Travels – Preston Sturges

1942
Road to Morocco – David Butler

1943
Truck Busters – B. Reaves Eason

1944
The Last Ride – D. Ross Lederman

1945
Detour – Edgar G. Ulmar

1947
Desperate – Anthony Mann (Raymond Burr, Jason Robards)

Road to Rio – Norman Z. McLeod

1948
They Live By Night – Nicholas Ray

1949
Gun Crazy – Joseph H. Lewis

They Live by Night – Nicholas Ray

Thieves’ Highway – Jules Dassin (Richard Contee, Lee J. Cobb)

1953
Wages of Fear – Fr/Italy – Henri G. Clouzot (Yves Montand)

The Wild One – Laslo Benedek (Marlon Brando, Lee Marvin)

1954
Drive a Crooked Road – Richard Quine

Johnny Dark – Geroge Sherman (Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie)

1956
Hot Rod Girl – Leslie Martinson

Hot Cars – Donald McDowell

1957
The Devil’s Hairpin – Cornel Wilde (Cornel Wilde, Mary Astor)

Dragstrip Girl – Edward L. Cahn

Hell Drivers – GrBr – dir. C. Raker Endfield

1958
Dragstrip Riot – David Bradley

Ten Days to Tulara – George Sherman (Sterling Hayden)

1962
Lolita – Stanley Kubrick (James Mason, Shelly Winters)

Red Ball Express – Budd Boetticher (Jeff Chandler)

1963
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World – Stanley Kramer

The Leather Boys – GrBr – Sidney J. Furie (Rita Tushingham)

The Young Racers – Roger Corman

1964
The Lively Set – Jack Arnold (James Darren)

1965
Backfire – Fr. – Jean Becker

Red Line 7000 – Howard Hawks (James Caan)

1966
Don’t Look Back – D. A. Pennebaker – Dylan’s tour movie

Faster Pussycat, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! – Russ Meyer

Grand Prix – John Frankenheimer (James Garner, Eva Marie Saint)

The Wild Angels – Roger Corman (Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd)

1967
*Bonnie and Clyde – Arthur Penn (Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway)

Born Losers – T.C. Frank

The Detour – Bulgaria – Grisha Ostrovski

Devil’s Angels – Dan Haller (John Cassavetes)

Hell’s Angels on Wheels – Richard Rush (Jack Nicholson)

Hot Rod Rumble – Leslie Martinson

The Long Hall – GrBr – Ken Hughes (Victor Mature, Diana Dors)

Thunder Alley – Richard Rush (Fabian, Annette Funicello)

Two for the Road – Stanley Donen

Weekend – Jean-Luc Goddard

1968
Angels from Hell -Bruce Kessler

Fever Heat (a/k/a Stockcar) – Russell S. Doughten, Jr.

Girl on a Motorcycle – BrBr & Fr – Jack Cardiff (Marianne Faithful, Alain Delon)

Speedway – Norman Taurog (Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra)

Targets – Peter Bogdanovich (Boris Karloff, Tim O’Kelly)

Weekend – Fr/Italy – Jean-Luc Godard

The Wild Racers – Daniel Haller (Fabian)

1969
Easy Rider – Dennis Hopper (Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson)

Hell’s Angels ’69 – Lee Madden

Hell’s Bells – Maury Dexter

Midnight Cowboy – Martin Brest (Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voigt)

The Love Bug – Robert Stevenson (first of 4 Herbie movies)

The Rain People – Francis Ford Coppola (James Caan, Robert Duvall)

The Rebel Rousers – Martin B. Cohen (Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Dianna Ladd)

Run Angel, Run – Jack Starrett

Winning – James Goldstone (Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robt Wagner)

1970
Angels Die Hard – Richard Compton (Tom Baker )

C.C. & Company – Seymour (Joe Namath, Ann-Margret)

Cylce Savages – Bill Brame (Bruce Dern)

Five Easy Pieces (Bob Rafelson)

The Hard Ride – Burt Topper

Little Fauss and Big Halsy – Sidney J. Furie Robt Redford, Lauren Hutton)

The Losers – Jack Starrett

Then Came Bronson – William A. Graham (Bonnie Bedeila, Martin Sheen)

Zabriskie Point – Michelangelo Antonioni

1971
Angels as Hard as They Come – Joe Viola (Scott Glenn)

Breaker! Breaker! – Don Hulette (Chuck Norris)

The Cars that Ate Paris – Aust. – Peter Weir

Duel – Steven Spielberg directorial debut (Dennis Weaver)

The Last Run – Richard Fleischner (George C. Scott, Colleen Dewhurst)

Le Mans – Lee Katzin (Steve McQueen)

Two Lane Blacktop – Monte Hellman (James Taylor)
Vanishing Point – GrBr – Richard Sarafian

1972
Duel – Steven Spielberg (Dennis Weaver)

The Getaway – Sam Peckinpah (Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw)

Pay Day – Daryl Duke (Rip Torn)

1973
Badlands – Terence Malick (Sissy Spacek, Kit Carruthers, Martin Sheen)

Drive Hard, Drive Fast – Douglas Heyes (Brian Kelly, Joan Collins)

Electra Glide in Blue – James William. Guercio

Last American Hero – Lamont Johnson (Jeff Bridges)

Paper Moon – Peter Bogdanovich (Ryan O’Neal, Tatum O’Neal) – good US in 30s

Road Movie – Joseph Strick

Slither – Howard Zieff (James Caan, Sally Kellerman)

Steel Arena – Mark L. Lester

Thieves Like Us – Robert Altman (Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall)

White Lightning – Joseph Sargent (Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Diana Ladd)

Your Three Minutes Are Up – Douglas Schwartz (Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman)

1974
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry – John Hough (Peter Fonda, Susan George)

Road Movie – Joseph Strick

Sugarland Express – Steven Speilberg (Goldie Hawn)

Thundrbolt and Lightfoot – Michael Cimino (Clint Eastwood; Jeff Bridges)

Truck Stop Women -. Mark L. Lester

1975
Deathrace 2000 – Paul Bartel (David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone) -sci fi

Nashville – Roberrt Altman

Race with the Devil – Jack Starrett
Return to Macon Country – Richard Compton (Nick Nolte)

The Passenger – Michelangelo Antonioni

White Line Fever – Jonathan Kaplan

1976
Carquake – Paul Bartel (David Carradine)

Eat My Dust -Charles B. Griffith (Ron Howard)

The Gumball Rally – Chuck Bail (Raul Julia)

Jackson County Jail – Michael Miller (Yvette Mimiwux, Tommy Lee Jones)

Kings of the Road – Ger – Wim Wenders

1977
Backroads – Australian – Philip Noyce

The Car – Eliot Silverstein (James Brolin)

Bobby Deerfield – Sydney Pollack (Al Pacino, Marthe Keller)

Citizens Band (a/d/a/ Handle With Care) – Jonathan Demme

The Gauntlet – Clint Eastwood (Clint Eastwood)

Grand Theft Auto – Ron Howard (Ron Howard)

Joyride – Joseph Ruben (Desi Arnez Jr, Melanie Griffith, Robert Carradine)

Outlaw Blues – Richard T. Heffron (Peter Fonda)

Smokey and the Bandit – Hal Needham (Burt Reynolds)

Thunder and Lightning -Corey Allen (David Carradine)

The Van – Sam Grossman

1978
Convoy -Sam Peckinpah (Kris Kristofferson, Ali McGraw, Ernest Borgnine)

Corvette Summer – Matthew Robbins (Mark Hammill, Annie Potts)

The Driver – Walter Hill (Ryan O’Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabel Adjani)

The Sorcerer -William Friedkin (Roy Scheider)

Stingray – Richard Taylor

1979
Heart Beat – John Byrum – based on Kerouac’s life

Mad Max – George Miller

Radio On – GrBr – Christopher Petit

1980
Cannonball Run -Hal Needham
(Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Peter Fonda)

Silver Dream Racer – GrBr – David Wickes (Beau Bridges)

1981
Back Roads – Martin Ritt (Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones)

Mad Max & Mad Max II – George Miller (Mel Gibson)

Road Games – Australia – Richard Franklin (Stacey Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis)

1983
Heart Like a Wheel – Jonathan Kaplan
– based on story of female drag racer Shirley Muldowney

National Lampoon’s Vacation – Harold Ramis

1984
Paris, Texas – Wim Wenders (Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell)

Repo Man – Alex Cox (Emilio Estevez)

Stranger than Paradise – Jim Jarmusch

1985
Blue Velvet – David Lynch

Lost in America – Albert Brooks

1987
Candy Mountain – Rudy Wurlitzr and Robert Frank

Highwayman – 1987

Planes, Trains and Automobiles – John Hughes

1988
Highway 91 – Jerry Jameson

Rain Man – Barry Levinson (Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman)

1989
Drugstore Cowboy – Gus Van Sant

Leningrad Cowboys Go America – Finland/Sweden – Aki Kaurismaki

Mystery Train – Jim Jarmusch

Road Kill – Canada/Britain – Bruce McDonald

Powwow Highway – Jonathan Wacks

1990
The Road to God Knows Where – Uli M. Schuppel

Wild at Heart – David Lynch

1991
The Chase – Adam Rifkin (Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson)

Delusion – Carl Colpaert

Highway 61 – Canada/Britain – Bruce McDonald

Highway to Hell – Ate DeJong

Thelma and Louise – Ridley Scott (Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon)

1992
Gas, Food, Lodging – Allison Anders

Leaving Normal – Edward Zwick

The Living End – Gregg Araki

*My Own Private Idaho – Gus Van Sant

Roadside Prophets – Abbe Wool (may be first road movie written & directed by a woman)

1993
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues – Gus Van Sant

Kalifornia – Domenic Sena

True Romance – Tony Scott

1994
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – Stephan Elliott

Dumb and Dumber

Love and a .45 – C.M. Talkington

Natural Born Killers – Oliver Stone

1995
Dead Man – Jim Jarmusch

Freeway

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar – Beeban Kidron

1996
Breakdown

Crash – David Cronenberg – based on Ballard’s novel

Get on the Bus – Spike Lee

Lewis and Clark and George

My Fellow Americans

1997
The Apostle – Robert Duvall

Dream with the Fishes – Finn Taylor

Lost Highway – David Lynch

1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Terry Gilliam

Men with Guns – John Sayles

Niagara, Niagara

Ozona

*Smoke Signals – Chris Eyre – from script by Sherman Alexie

1999
Another Day in Paradise

The Straight Story – David Lynch – vehicle is a lawn mover

2000
Road Trip

2003
Finding Nemo – Pixar