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The Last American Hero (AKA Hard Driver)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Team Marketing
EAN: 0024543224723
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 001000
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: TM1520
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 07, 2006
Running Time: 95 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: July 27, 1973
Features:- Officially Licensed
- Highest Quality Recording
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Editorial Review:
Based on Tom Wolfe's magazine article, this film follows the unlikely career of race car driver Junior Johnson. Jeff Bridges stars.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - great old car guy movie
this movie is loosly based on Junior Johnson's biography. I loved it since first seeing it in the drive in and am glad to add it to my collection
Rating:  - the last american hero
Being a nascar fan I had pleasure following the career and familiar ways of the "hero"...
Rating: - Racing Driver Drama
I have not read the Tom Wolfe essay this story is apparently based on, but as a film it works quite well. Jeff Bridges, looking like a rougher member of the Beach Boys, is effective as a young guy from a small-town moonshining family, who decided he's going to take the world by storm as a champion driver. Great supporting cast includes Ned Beatty, Gary Busey, and Valerie Perrine. Kind of a cross between Monte Hellman's Two-Lane Blacktop and Rebel Without a Cause. And understand that you don't ... Read More
Rating: - Great Movie!!!
This movie tells the story of a mountain boy who goes from runnin' moonshine to entering local demolition derbies and dirt races to earn money for his family. Eventually, our Hero, Elroy Jackson Jr. makes it to the heights of the sport, although that is not covered in the movie.
Jeff Bridges is one of my favorite actors of all time, and I was elated when this movie finally became available on DVD. Great story, great cast, great theme song ("I Got A Name" performed by Jim Croce).
Rating: - Last American Hero
This is 5 stars if you are a true race fan. Otherwise, it's still an interesting story. This film is loosely based on Tom Wolfe's essay about the younger days of Junior Johnson, although for some reason they changed his name for the film. (Notice, though, that Junior himself was a paid racing consultant on the film.) The race footage is very well done and there is some good footage from the old Southern 500. Bridges and Busey are a lot of fun to watch together as well.If you like stock car racing ... Read More
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