There’s probably an interesting photographic study to be made of filling stations in movies, provided someone is willing to put forth the necessary time and effort to do it. I only float this idea because of last week’s quote from Bob Rafaelson’s Five Easy Pieces, in which the final shot found Jack Nicholson’s Bobby Dupea bumming a ride to Alaska off an unseen trucker at an instantly recognizable Gulf station. The conversation takes place at a distance, with neither party instantly visible to the camera, but that didn’t stop many of you from correctly identifying the quote. Congrats to all who did.
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