in easy rider two bikers be in search of american a they travel from coast to coast . the lead biker even call himself captain america . in two lane blacktop two car freak and one a mechanic the other a driver and speed across the nation in search of what . car to race . their trip turn into a cross country race between their 55 chevy and a gto . how the driver of the gto ( play by warren oates ) get the car depend on which of his story the viewer believe . the revelation at the end of the film may possibly be the truth . this film by existentialist director monte hellman who later help produce quentin tarantino seminal reservoir dog be an important one . the dialog and act be minimal and only one of the lead be a professional actor and warren oates . the others be two record artist and james taylor of fire and rain fame and and dennis wilson from the beach boy and a flower child laurie bird who tragically commit suicide in art garfunkel apartment a few year later ( ironically garfunkel have help paul simon sing the hit i have go to look for america ) . the only other professional actor in the movie that this viewer recognize be harry dean stanton who play the homosexual oklahoma hitchhiker . this give the film a more realistic feel and add to the minimalism of the script and direction . the abrupt end be a bit disconcert but after a few viewing it make more sense . in easy rider the rock music be an integral part of the story . the soundtrack be one of the best ever . the music in two lane blacktop serve a mere background and keep so low that at time it difficult to hear . there a wild version of hit the road jack by jerry lee lewis who pump the keyboard so fast that at time it sound a if the key be leave the piano . the first rock song about racing and chuck berry maybelline and be also hear at one point . it hard for the listener to discern if berry write the song about a woman or about a car . otherwise the music correspond with the simplicity of the rest of the flick . the existential humor be easy to miss on the first viewing . gto confess to mechanic and driver that he be tire of pick up fantasy . another part of the film have driver ask mechanic a question . mechanic tell driver to pull over and stop because it will take him a while to explain . when driver stop it take mechanic only one sentence to give him his answer . the viewer need to watch two lane blacktop several time to get it full impact . the time be not waste for the true believer .