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57% Critic Match
The Last American Hero
“Instead of a white stallion, he rode a full race, powder blue stocker.”
5.7 / 10• 1973• 1h 35m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jeff Bridges
Elroy Jackson Jr.
Lead
Valerie Perrine
Marge Dennison
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Frau Jackson
Ned Beatty
Hackel
Gary Busey
Wayne Jackson
Lane Smith
Rick Penny
Ed Lauter
Burton Colt
William Smith
Kyle Kingman
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lamont Johnson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Last American Hero is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
