“Instead of a white stallion, he rode a full race, powder blue stocker.”
The Last American Hero
5.7
40 votes·1973
·1h 35m
·MovieDrama
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.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.5x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Significant financial loss
Keywords
sportssouthern usastock car racingracingmoonshinenascarstock carracing drivermotorsportmotor racingdeep south
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)
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