The Last American Hero (1973) (original) (raw)
The true-life success story of stock-car champion Junior Johnson. As a child in North Carolina, Jackson stays one step ahead of reform school until his father is thrown in prison for moonshining. Seeing the error of his ways, Jackson begins to concentrate his driving skills, hoping to become a professional stock car racer to raise money to get his father released from jail. Jackson rises from the ranks into the highest rung of professional stock car racing, but Jackson finds his independent nature is compromised by the corporate realities of the professional sports world.
The true-life success story of stock-car champion Junior Johnson. As a child in North Carolina, Jackson stays one step ahead of reform school until his father is thrown in prison for moonshining. Seeing the error of his ways, Jackson begins to concentrate his driving skills, hoping to become a professional stock car racer to raise money to get his father released from jail. Jackson rises from the ranks into the highest rung of professional stock car racing, but Jackson finds his independent nature is compromised by the corporate realities of the professional sports world. (less)
Director: Lamont Johnson
Writers: Tom Wolfe, William Roberts, Bill Kerby
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ned Beatty, Gary Busey, Art Lund
Producers: William Roberts, Joe Wizan
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