Barry Newman, who was behind the wheel of a “super-charged” Dodge Challenger in The Vanishing Point, a 1971 film featuring several breakneck police chases, and later starred as a d…
He was 92 and died May 11 in a New York hospital, with his death confirmed by social media posts from friends. No cause has been established.The Vanishing Point.
In the film, his drug-addicted character was tasked with delivering a car from Colorado to California, with the stipulation that if he could do it in 15 hours, his meth purchase would be free.The film was directed by Richard C. Sarafian and became a cult classic, as Cleavon Little kept up a steady stream of radio chatter on the epic journey. No less than Steven Spielberg called it one of his favorite films.
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