Characters & Themes
Thumb Tripping (1972) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1972 · 94 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Quentin Masters
- Starring
- Bruce Dern, Meg Foster, Larry Hankin, Michael Conrad, Joyce Van Patten, Marianna Hill
The freeway isn’t just a road—it’s their way of life. Gary and Shay, two carefree flower‑children, spend their days hitchhiking along the scenic Pacific Coast, drifting through the stunning Big Sur‑Monterey region of California, embracing freedom and the open highway.
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