VHS   DVD 1971 James Taylor, Dennis Wilson, Warren Oates A rare journey into the psychics of James Taylor and Dennis Wilson. Dennis Wilson is mesmerizing. Reviewed by CINETROPIC Thirty years is a long time. In thirty years, you forget the details; the essence of life in 1970, until a rare screening of Two-Lane Blacktop brings it all back. Aside from the fact we were all much thinner then; the men had gorgeous sun drenched hair and an inexplicable quality of gentleness beneath a reckless, defiant exterior. Forget the war, the Cultural Revolution, for those of us sweet young things who populated the streets across America on Saturday night, we watched a young man's identity evolve from the horsepower under the hood of their Chevy Chevelle, Ford Mach I, or perhaps a Pontiac GTO. The rumble of glass pack mufflers, blurred by the glint of chrome, raging through the ¼ mile in the moonlight was as erotic as the rhythm of any bass guitar. The emission control laws of the early 1970's added a few generations of life to the earth, but pushed those great muscle cars into the showrooms and garages of modern reality. On a rare Sunday, one of those garage doors opens and for a brief afternoon you can still catch the glint of passion in the eyes of one of those gentle, reckless souls of summer.  A&E Top 10 Muscle Cars 10. Chevy 409 9. Oldsmobile 442 8. Dodge Charger 7. Chevy Camaro 6. Ponitac Trans-Am 5. Plymouth Barracuda 4. Plymouth Roadrunner 3. Ford Boss Mustang 2. Chevy Chevelle 1. Pontiac GTO      Original working script YOU ASKED FOR IT new content added 3-3-2001 On Route 66 - Filming Two-Lane Blacktop Rolling Stone 10/13/1970 You can NEVER go fast enough Rough ride: Well-known, much-maligned `Two-Lane Blacktop" reaches end of bumpy road with video release by Paul Sherman (October 99 video release) LAMENTING THE SOUNDS OF POWER Forever lost: The roar of the internal combustion engine passing the torque to a new generation   vintage Thunderbirds DENNIS WILSON as The Mechanic scroll slowly for best effect ... Dennis Wilson's Harmony Dennis Wilson & Karen Lamm 1976 Playgirl Fashion Shoot Photo # 1 Photo # 2 Dennis Flies Solo Rock Magazine - May 1977 Dennis Wilson Interview Circus Magazine - October 1976 (or how one journalist blew the interview of a lifetime) The Close of an Endless Summer The Death of Dennis Wilson People Magazine - January 1984 Dennis Wilson ...Carry Me Home send us YOUR comments