Synopsis
Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
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Cast
- Barry NewmanKowalski
- Cleavon LittleSuper Soul
- Dean JaggerProspector
- Victoria MedlinVera Thornton
- Gilda TexterNude Rider
- Lee WeaverJake
- Timothy ScottAngel
- Robert DonnerOld Cop
- Paul KosloYoung Cop
- Cherie FosterFirst Girl
Recommendations
- 100
The A.V. Club
Newman picks up speed and symbolic baggage as the movie progresses, and much of the film’s brilliance lies in the way Sarafian balances the two elements. - 80
The Telegraph
Vanishing Point is a fantastic chase film, which despite its heavy-handed symbolism, is an absolute must for any movie lover – whether you're a petrol head or not. - 70
Chicago Reader
While Richard Sarafian's direction of this action thriller and drive-in favorite isn't especially distinguished, the script by Cuban author Guillermo Cabrera Infante 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. - 70
IGN
While Vanishing Point isn't the ultimate car chase movie as Tarantino would make you believe, it's certainly layered with fascinating subtext and few decent chase elements to keep action fans at bay. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
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. - 40
Variety
The action is almost entirely made up of one man driving a car at maximum speed from Denver to, hopefully, San Francisco, against various odds, from the police who try to intercept him, to the oddball individuals he meets along the way. - 40
Time Out
The script starts explaining in embarrassing memory flashes, the echoes of Easy Rider multiply, bits of mysticism and a blind black DJ called Super-Soul are injected, and the woodenness of both direction and Newman's performance becomes increasingly apparent. - 30
The New York Times
A movie about which I can think of almost nothing good to say.
