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He died in Scene where Kowalski talks to Jake on the phone after he arrives into California was originally longer. It had an establishing shot showing Challenger driving to the phone booth in the middle of nowhere. Sarafian was disappointed after the scene was cut down, because he felt it added more surreal moment feel to the film.

There were more similar scenes which were cut out of the film, like for example Kowalski looking into his rear view mirror and seeing posse on horses chasing after him during one of the chase scenes. In interview actor Paul Koslo spoke about legendary stunt driver Cary Loftin; "One night coming home from location, Cary was driving one of the Challengers back to the hotel, and he passed some New Mexico state troopers going miles an hour!

So he drove into this little town and started to shut the car down. He pulled into a gas station, and I swear to God, he did a in between the pumps and put the rear of the car - the gas tank - right in front of the super pump! He got out of the car like nothing happened, and the troopers busted his ass right there! They were fuming! They took him in, and the producer had to explain to them that Cary had actually been testing the car - that he did a lot of these spinouts because he'd been having trouble with the car!

The Challenger had Colorado plates: OA Hovah singers. Spoilers The trivia items below may give away important plot points. A Camaro shell ie with no engine loaded with explosives was used for the final crash. You can see the "Camaro" fender nameplate upside-down in the lower left corner of the screen after the crash. The hitchhiker in the uncut version is Charlotte Rampling was "Death" as she tells Kowalski that he's slipped her grasp a few times over the years and that he is expected soon to meet her for the final time.

On the DVD there are two versions of the film. Actor Barry Newman, and others, have said the hitchhiker, played by Charlotte Rampling, is meant to represent Death.

Evidence of this is proven in the U. Kowalski is very near to Cisco after his last phone conversation with Jake on Saturday night.

However, in the U. Kowalski is forced to pull over, where it is implied he and the hitchhiker make love before he passes out until the next morning. Because he stops, the CHP is given plenty of time to place the bulldozers in the road to block his path, and he later kills himself by crashing into the bulldozers head-on. If he hadn't met the hitchhiker, "Death," Kowalski would have been well past Cisco before the CHP could stop him by putting the bulldozers in the road.

Barry Newman offered two interpretations of his character's death in the film's ending, the first in "Kowalski smiles as he rushes to his death at the end of "Vanishing Point" because he believes he will make it through the roadblock. It symbolized that no matter how far they push or chase you, no one can truly take away your freedom and there is always an escape. The film isn't subtle or sophisticated in what it's trying to say. The flashbacks make it crystal clear that Kowalski is meant to represent The Man who turned his back on The System but has now realised that The System is never going to go away and always prevails.

He was a soldier, decorated for bravery, and a twice promoted cop. But The System protects it's own and exploits the innocent, and it rejected and outcasted him when he tried to stand up for what is right. After nearly dying in two accidents and losing the woman he loves a woman who enjoys marijuana and whom as a cop he really should stay clear of , he is ready to give up on living.

It's message is that the '60s is over, and the dream is dead. Dean Jagger's old timer tells him that the best way to survive is 'to root right in where you are' he's talking about hiding from the police in the desert but it's obviously supposed to work on two levels, like a lot of the dialogue or to live in your head.

But it's too late for Kowalski. The desert is simply a resting place before he makes his final charge towards death interrupted again by his brief dalliance with Rampling in the UK version. The film's climax is beautifully ambiguous. Is Kowalski consciously committing suicide by driving into the roadblock with a smile on his face?

Or is that little shaft of sunlight between the two bulldozers meant to represent a hole he was convinced he could get through? My own interpretation is that Kowalski wasn't trying to kill himself.

He no longer cared about living and saw death as merely another step in his existence. The shaft of light was a hole that would either prolong his life on his earth or take him to his next life. It's also worth noting that Kowalski was full of amphetamines at this point!

Newman believes that Kowalski thought he could make it through, whereas director Richard C. Sarafian whose career highpoint this was supports my interpretation. Perhaps Kowalski's final act represents him following the snake wrangler's advice to 'root right in where you are'. Richard C. More like this. Watch options.

Storyline Edit. Kowalski works for a car delivery service. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours. After a few run-ins with motorcycle cops and highway patrol they start a chase to bring him into custody. Along the way, Kowalski is guided by Supersoul - a blind DJ with a police radio scanner. Throw in lots of chase scenes, gay hitchhikers, a naked woman riding a motorbike, lots of Mopar and you've got a great cult hit from the early 70's.

It's the maximum trip Did you know Edit. Eight white Challengers loaned from the Chrysler Corporation were used during the filming. California's official nickname is "The Golden State". The Sunshine State is Florida. Quotes Super Soul : This radio station was named Kowalski, in honour of the last American hero to whom speed means freedom of the soul.

Crazy credits The Fox logo is shown without the fanfare making it one of the first times this has happened. Alternate versions When first released in Brazil, the movie had some scenes cut, reducing the running time to 99 minutes.

User reviews Review. Top review. Eyes chasing Eyes. Gosh, I had forgotten how powerful this is. Seeing it again is a real lesson on how certain cinematic language, if presented purely, transcends. And for a US-made movie, it is pretty pure. If you do not know it, the primary narrative is essentially no narrative: a muscle car speeding across the desert chased by police, initially for speeding and ultimately just to exert power.

This fellow is Kowalski, a name imported from a landmark film. He simply drives. It is his life now. We see flashbacks. Find he was a Medal of Honor winner in Vietnam, a star racer and then a cop. There's a backstory about his being a good cop and turning in some rotten apples, so by degrees we come to understand the moral landscape.