PGUS
1973Drama1h 35m

The Last American Hero

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

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.

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Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Elroy Jackson Jr.

Valerie Perrine

Valerie Perrine

Marge Dennison

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Frau Jackson

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Hackel

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Wayne Jackson

Lane Smith

Lane Smith

Rick Penny

Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

Burton Colt

William Smith

William Smith

Kyle Kingman

Gregory Walcott

Gregory Walcott

Cleve Morley

Art Lund

Art Lund

Elroy Jackson Sr.

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Information

StatusReleased
Original Languageen
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$1,000,000

Keywords

sportssouthern usastock car racingracingmoonshinenascarstock carracing drivermotorsportmotor racingdeep south

Production

20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox