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The Last American Hero (also known as Hard Driver) is a 1973 American sports drama film based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson. Directed by Lamont Johnson (no relation), the film stars Jeff Bridges as Junior Jackson, a character based on Johnson.
- $2 million
- Charles Fox
- William Roberts, John Cutts
Jul 27, 1973 · The Last American Hero: Directed by Lamont Johnson. With Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ned Beatty. A young hellraiser quits his moonshine business to try to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen.
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- Lamont Johnson
- PG
- Drama, Sport
The Last American Hero. A North Carolina moonshiner becomes a professional stock-car racer to raise money to free his jailed father. Based on Tom Wolfe's profile of Junior Johnson. 468 IMDb 6.4 1 h 34 min 1973. X-Ray PG. Drama · Bold · Inspiring · Intense. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $4.29. Buy. HD $10.79. More purchase. options.
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Junior Jackson (Jeff Bridges) is a Southern boy with a penchant for driving too fast along his native North Carolina backroads. But when his father, Elroy (Art Lund), is jailed for moonshining,...
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- Action
- PG
Synopsis. Elroy "Junior" Jackson (Jeff Bridges) speeds through the backwoods of rural North Carolina in his Mustang, arriving home to help his father Elroy, Sr. (Art Lund) and brother Wayne (Gary Busey) put their moonshine whiskey into bottles. When the boys joke about a policeman named Collins, their father admonishes them to treat the man ...