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Greetings Film Fiends and welcome to John Doe's Film Blog. 30 years of dedicated celluloid obsession has meant that I have seen a few films. Drawing attention to some of the lesser discussed gems that I love. Cult classics, obscure curios and quality genre pictures. This blogs purpose is to translate some of my passion for these films and with luck, inspire you the reader to go check em out.

John Doe’s 27 Favourite Road Trip Movies.

On the Road Again with JD's Favourite Journeys.

cockfighter, laurie bird, two lane blacktop, monte Hellman, dvd
Two Lane Blacktop - One of the best on the road.



Production on Francis Ford Coppolla’s upcoming adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s seminal beat generation novel The Road is scheduled to begin later this year. The casting is now falling into place with Viggo Mortensen, Sam Riley, Amy Adams, Kristen Stewart and Kirsten Dunst all signed on.

Using it as an excuse, John Doe thought it was a good time to share some of his favourite road trip movies. Coming in all different shades, some offer existential introversion, others thrill and naturally there can be laughs had as participants discover their country and themselves.


Note - Divided into categories but without rank.



Killer Road Trips

badlands, martin sheen, sissy spacek, terence malick, road trip
Badlands (1973)

Read John Doe's review of Badlands by clicking HERE

Wild at Heart, david lynch, nicholas cage, laura dern, road trip
Wild At Heart (1990)


kalifornia, brad pitt, juliette lewis, david duchovny, road trip
Kalifornia (1993)


Bonnie and clyde, warren beatty, faye dunaway, road trip
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)


natural born killers, woody harrelson, juliette lewis, road trip, oliver stone
natural Born Killers (1994)


The final gripping scenes of The Hitcher - Contains Spoilers


Read John Doe's review of The Hitcher by clicking HERE


High Octane Highway Rides


wages of fear, truck movie, road movie, foreign films
Wages of Fear (1953)


sorcerer, william friedkin, roy scheider, truck movie, road movie
Sorcerer (1977)

Read John Doe's review of Sorcerer by clicking HERE

duel, steven speilberg, dennis weaver, truck movie, road trip, thriller film
Duel (1971)

Read John Doe's review of Duel by clicking HERE

vanishing point, dean jagger, car movie, chase movie, road movie, road trip, cars
Vanishing Point (1971)

Read John Doe's Review of Vanishing Point by clicking HERE

dennis hopper, jack nicholson, peter fonda, road movie, motorbike
Easy Rider (1969)


the getaway, steve mcqueen, sam peckinpah, road movie, heist film, ali mcgraw
The Getaway (1972)


dirty mary crazy larry, susan george, peter fonda, car movie, chase film
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974)


the big steal, don siegel, robert mitchum, chase film, road movie
Don Siegel's The Big Steal (1949)


smokey and the bandit, burt reynolds, sally field, car movie, chase film, road movie
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)


The opening Ten Minutes of Two Lane Blacktop



Read John Doe's review of Two lane Blacktop by clicking HERE

Laughs on the Tarmac


midnight run, charles grodin, robert deniro, chase film, road movie
Midnight Run (1988)


fear and loathing in las vegas, johnny depp, benicio del toro, hunter s thompson, road movie
Fear and Loathing in Las vegas (1998)


national lampoons vacation, chevy chase, harold ramis, comedy, road movie
National Lampoon's vacation (1983)


The Muppet Movie with a definitive road trip tune, "Movin' Right Along".



Journeys of Self Discovery


The rain people, francis ford copolla, road movie
Francis Ford Copolla's The Rain People(1969)


the living end, greg araki, gay cinema
The Living End (1992)


motorcycle diaries, che guevra, road movie, bike films, biography
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)


straight story, david lynch
The Straight Story (1999)


A taste of the personal voyage in a scene from Lost In America.



Romantic Escapes


the sure thing, john cusack, road movie, teen comedy
The Sure Thing (1985)


Y tu mamá también, teen comedy, coming of age, road movie
Y tu Mamá También (2001)


Trailer for Two for the Road



So Readers, What are some of your favourite Road Movies?
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Wrong is Right (1982) - Footage Included

wrong is right, the man with the deadly lens, sean connery, dvd
Wrong is Right - Available on DVD


Writer/Director: Richard Brooks
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Fight Club (1999) - Trailer Included

Bare Knuckle Head Job


Fight Club DVD Cover
Special Edition DVD cover available in Australia
Director: David Fincher
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Miami Blues (1990) - Trailer Included

Hot times in Miami's vice.

Miami Blues DVD
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Writer/Director: George Armitage
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