14 Feb 2006
Running on Empty
Running on Empty (German: Der Lebensversicherer) is a 2006 German drama film directed by Bülent Akinci. It was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival where Jens Harzer won the award for Best Actor.
Two-Lane Blacktop
You can never go fast enough...
A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air coupe. They race for money, betting with their competitors. The pair gains a young and talkative female stowaway. Along the way they unintentionally attract a well-to-do drifter driving a new Pontiac GTO. This older man, looking for attention, antagonizes their efforts.
Top Billed Cast
James Taylor The Driver
Warren Oates G.T.O.
Dennis Wilson The Mechanic
Laurie Bird The Girl
Harry Dean Stanton Oklahoma Hitchhiker
Jaclyn Hellman Hot Rod Driver's Girl
Alan Vint Man in Roadhouse
Katherine Squire Old Woman
Bill Keller Texas Hitchhiker
David Drake Needles Station Attendant
Richard Ruth Needles Station Mechanic
Don Samuels Texas Policeman #1
Charles Moore Texas Policeman #2
Tom Green Boswell Attendant
W.H. Harrison Parts Store Owner
Illa Ginnaven Waitress in Roadhouse
George Mitchell Truck Driver at Accident
A.J. Solari Tennessee Hitchhiker
Melissa Hellman Little Girl with Old Woman Picked Up by G.T.O.
James Mitchum Man #2 at Race Track
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