Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
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Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary

7.5 / 10 1997 1h 38mPG English
Documentary

Storyline

Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.

Cast & Crew

BB

Brent Baskin

Self (Contest Judge)

Lead
DG

David Grotheim

Himself (Contest Judge)

BP

Benny Perkins

Himself (1992 winner / contestant)

JD

J.D. Drew

Himself (contestant)

NV

Norma Valverde

Herself (contestant)

AT

Angie Turner

Herself (contestant)

PP

Paul Prince

Himself (contestant)

RM

Ronald McCowan

Himself (contestant)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. S.R. Bindler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker