Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point is a movie about failures in life that bring a man to a brink. It may even ask the question, why?

Noone can really answer the "why" question sometimes in their life. Kowalski, the anti-hero, played by Barry Newman,

decides to take another route. He seems to have many "why" questions while trying to win a bet

delivering a super-charged Dodge Challenger to San Francisco from Colorado. The run to the finish line is a long

dusty trip. High speed chases, weird encounters, bad memories, and a little help from a local D.J., Super Soul,

starring, Cleavon Little. A blind radio jockey that deems it necessary to help Kowalski. Kowalski

begins to hear the D.J. speak directly to him over the air while running from the highway patrol. Rejected at first

Super Soul seems to win the trust of Kowalski causing a brutal attack on the radio station and himself. It should

also be noted that Cleavon Little went on to portray the sherrif of "Blazing Saddles".

A Young John Amos (Good Times) can be seen throughout the movie. The movie is one of curiosity. leaving the

viewer stranded on certain issues related to Kowalski. Thus asking more "why" questions and the desire to

learn

more about the character.

Dean Jagger plays a prospector in the desert who

helps

Kowalski in a troubled moment of the film. A Richard C. Sarafian film from 1971. The movie appears to show the

end at the beginning but follows with a shocking twist. Vanishing Point was running the roads before the Dukes,

The Bandit, and before Vin Diesel. It is definately worth watching especially if you are a "Car-guy". Peek inside

the culture of the era, music,

and the general themes of the early 1970's. Vanishing Point would be worth a remake for a new era and

perhaps

the new Dodge Challenger. This movie can be purchased on Ebay but I recommend buying it on DVD for the

updated quality to the film.