The Last American Hero (1973)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 95 mins
Theatrical Release Information:
The Last American Hero
Lamont Johnson's subtle direction graces this true-life success story about racecar driver Junior Jackson (Jeff Bridges), based on stock-car champion Junior Johnson. As a child in North Carolina, Jackson stays one step ahead of reform school until his father (Art Lund) is thrown in prison for moonshining. Seeing the error of his ways, Jackson begins to concentrate his driving skills, hoping to become a professional stock car racer to raise money to get his father released from jail. Jackson rises from the ranks into the highest rung of professional stock car racing, but Jackson finds his independent nature is compromised by the corporate realities of the professional sports world. The real Junior Johnson served as technical advisor on the film. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Last American Hero:
Valerie Perrine also in Can't Stop the Music , Water , Mr. Billion , Lenny , Steambath
Ned Beatty also in Spring Forward , Rudy , Stroker Ace , Ministry of Vengeance , Ed and His Dead Mother , 1941
Art Lund also in Bucktown , The Molly Maguires , The Longest Drive , Black Caesar
Gary Busey also in Maneater , The Gingerdead Man , Quigley , Ghost Rock , Two Shades of Blue , No Tomorrow
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