The Last American Hero
19731h 35m5.7
Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genre
- Drama
- Certificate
- PG
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Revenue
- $1,000,000
- Origin
- United States of America
About
Instead of a white stallion, he rode a full race, powder blue stocker.
A young hell raiser quits his moonshine business and tries to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen. Loosely based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson.
Where to watch
Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Director
- Lamont Johnson
- Writing
- Tom Wolfe, Bill Kerby, William Roberts
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Jul 27, 1973
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $1.0M
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Cast
Jeff Bridges
Elroy Jackson Jr.
Valerie Perrine
Marge Dennison
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Frau Jackson
Ned Beatty
Hackel
Gary Busey
Wayne Jackson
Lane Smith
Rick Penny
Ed Lauter
Burton Colt
William Smith
Kyle Kingman
Gregory Walcott
Cleve Morley
Art Lund
Elroy Jackson Sr.
Jimmy Murphy
Spud
Tom Ligon
Lamar
Ernie F. Orsatti
Davie Baer
Erica Hagen
Trina Kingman
Garland Atkins
TV Reporter (uncredited)
John Samuel Brawley
Joe Casper (uncredited)
Bob Cole
Marshall Collins (uncredited)
Lewis Compton
Track Announcer - Martinsville (uncredited)
Bill Connell
Tiny (uncredited)
Ted Duncan
ATF Agent (uncredited)
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