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October 1972 (USA)
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Gary and Shay. Young, and in love for today. more
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Hitch Hiker
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On The Road
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Road Movie
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Couple
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Passable road movie
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Michael Burns | ... | Gary |
| Meg Foster | ... | Shay |
| Marianna Hill | ... | Lynn |
 | Burke Byrnes | ... | Jack |
| Michael Conrad | ... | Diesel (as Mike Conrad) |
| Bruce Dern | ... | Smitty |
 | Larry Hankin | ... | Simp |
| Joyce Van Patten | ... | Mother |
| Ed Greenburg | ... | Ed |
| Eric Butler | ... | Eric |
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 | Donald Elson | ... | Gas Station Attendant |
| William Murphy | ||
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94 min
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Joy Bang was also seriously considered for the lead role of Shay, but the filmmakers ultimately decided to cast Meg Foster instead.
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Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 3 (1996) (V)
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Go Where the Feeling Takes You
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Bruce Dern glares from the box art of this late period counterculture drama, but he's not the star of the film--merely one of the many quirky characters met by hitchhikers Michael Burns and Meg Foster as they work their way up the coast of Central California, destination: north! Thumb Tripping is a low octane, episodic drama which, like its characters, never really goes anywhere, but is a watchable diversion nonetheless. The film benefits from some nice location work--the brief look at San Francisco's North Beach is particularly good--and there's some pretty decent country and folk-rock songs to enliven the soundtrack. There are no standout performances, but Michael Burns is quite good as the naive lad whose illusions about life on the road slowly crumble away, and Marianna Hill scores points as a bosomy woman in a garish flowery hat.