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Sep 30, 1977 · The Great Smokey Roadblock: Directed by John Leone. With Henry Fonda, Eileen Brennan, Austin Pendleton, Robert Englund. After his rig is repossessed, an aging trucker by the name of Elegant John Howard decides he and his truck have one more good run in them, and with the help of a hitchhiker and a few others he will make it happen.
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- John Leone
- PG
- Comedy, Drama
The Great Smokey Roadblock is a 1977 comedy road film written and directed by John Leone. It stars Henry Fonda, Eileen Brennan, John Byner, Dub Taylor and Daina House. The film is also known as The Goodbye Run and The Last of the Cowboys.
- Mar Vista
- Allan F. Bodoh, Susan Sarandon
Henry Fonda filmography. This is the filmography of American actor Henry Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982). From the beginning of Fonda's career in 1935 through to his last projects in 1981, Fonda appeared in more than 100 films, television programs and short subjects. Through the course of his career, he appeared in many critically ...
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Comedy | Disease/illness. Friendship. Synopsis. While in the hospital, 60-year-old truck driver Elegant John (Henry Fonda) gets his rig repossessed by the finance company. Deciding that it's time to make one last perfect cross country run, he escapes from the hospital and steals back his truck.
- Edward R. Brown
- John Leone
- United States
- Drama. Comedy | Disease/illness. Friendship
"The Last of the Cowboys" (also known as "The Great Smokey Roadblock") is a film made in the final years of a great actor, Henry Fonda. While Fonda made some terrific movies during this time, the quality of the productions varied widely...from "On Golden Pond" and "Gideon's Trumpet" to crap like "Meteor" and "The Swarm".
Comedic road flick about a Trucker’s final run with Henry Fonda. A dying trucker (Henry Fonda) throws caution to the wind by stealing back his repossessed semi and venturing his last haul across the country with a Bible-spouting sidekick (Robert Englund), a madam (Eileen Brennan) and her six girls.