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Auction History Result 4y236 TWO-LANE BLACKTOP numbered 54/90 Alamo Drafthouse poster R08 Burns art of James Taylor! Date Sold 9/18/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 2008 Re-Release Vintage Unfolded Hand-Numbered Alamo Drafthouse Movie Poster (measures 24" x 36") (Learn More) Two-Lane Blacktop, the classic 1971 Monte Hellman illegal-street-car-drag-racing thriller ("James Taylor is the driver. Warren Oates is GTO. Laurie Bird is the girl. Dennis Wilson is the mechanic. Two-Lane Blacktop is the picture."; about two men drag racing across the USA in a grey '55 Chevy; based on the story by Will Corry) starring James Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird (in her first movie role), Harry Dean Stanton, and Dennis Wilson (member of the rock & roll group The Beach Boys, in his sole acting appearance!). Note that Laurie Bird was 17 year old model when she got this major role. She did a great job and it seemed like it would be the start of a substantial career, but alas, that was not to be. Following a couple more minor roles, she quit acting and became a photographer. At the age of 25, she committed suicide in her boyfriend's (Art Garfunkel's) apartment. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Casey Burns Important Added Info: Note that this poster is an "Alamo Drafthouse" poster. The Alamo Drafthouse is a restaurant/theater located in Austin, Texas. They create their own posters for showings of movies. The posters are produced in limited numbers and are known for their different, really cool artwork. In the case of this poster, the art was created by Casey Burns and the poster was hand-numbered 54/90! Condition: very good. There are some light smudges in the border at upper left and scuff marks in the black background areas (mostly at lower left). Overall, the poster is in nice condition and it displays well and its defects are pretty minor and not very noticeable from a short distance away. Learn More about condition grades 
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