"A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race."
James Taylor
as The Driver
Warren Oates
as G.T.O.
Dennis Wilson
as The Mechanic
Laurie Bird
as The Girl
Rudy Wurlitzer
as Hot Rod Driver
Harry Dean Stanton
as Oklahoma Hitchhiker
Jaclyn Hellman
as Hot Rod Driver's Girl
Alan Vint
as Man in Roadhouse
Katherine Squire
as Old Woman
Bill Keller
as Texas Hitchhiker
David Drake
as Needles Station Attendant
Richard Ruth
as Needles Station Mechanic
Don Samuels
as Texas Policeman #1
Charles Moore
as Texas Policeman #2
Tom Green
as Boswell Attendant
W.H. Harrison
as Parts Store Owner
Illa Ginnaven
as Waitress in Roadhouse
George Mitchell
as Truck Driver at Accident
A.J. Solari
as Tennessee Hitchhiker
Melissa Hellman
as Little Girl with Old Woman Picked Up by G.T.O.
Jay Wheatley
as Man #1 at Race Track
James Mitchum
as Man #2 at Race Track
Kreag Caffey
as Boy with Motorcycle
Tom Witenbarger
as Pickup Truck Driver
Glen Rogers
as Soldier #1
Tomas Moore
as Kid at Drive-In (uncredited)
Big Willie Robinson III
as Street Racer in Daytona (uncredited)
Monte Hellman
Director
Michael Laughlin
Producer
Jack Deerson
Director of Photography
Fred Roos
Casting
Screenplay
Will Corry
Story
Floyd Mutrux
Jennifer Shull
Walter Coblenz
Unit Production Manager
Ken Swor
Assistant Director
Howard S. Wollman
Sound Recordist
Don MacDougall
Sound Effects Editor
John R. Hamilton
Still Photographer
John Bailey
Assistant Camera
Steven Henschel
Location Manager
Billy James
Music Supervisor
Bonnie Prendergast
Script Supervisor
Dialogue Coach
Marion Sampler
Title Designer
Technical Advisor
Beverly Walker
Publicist
Lee Wenner
Producer's Assistant
Gary Kurtz
Associate Producer
Gregory Sandor
Editor
Richard Bruno
Costume Design
James Nelson
Supervising Sound Editor