The Last American Hero

1973 5.7 (36 votes) 1h 35m

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Instead of a white stallion, he rode a full race, powder blue stocker.

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Director: Lamont Johnson

Producer: John Cutts, William Roberts

Writer: Tom Wolfe, Bill Kerby

Screenplay: William Roberts

Top 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

Videos

The Last American Hero (1973) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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