The Last American Hero (1973 film)

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The Last American Hero (1973 film) is a 1973 sports drama loosely based on the life of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson, depicting his rise from moonshine runner to stock car racing star.

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instanceOf biographical film
film
sports drama film
alternateTitle Hard Driver
basedOn life of Junior Johnson
“The Last American Hero Is Junior Johnson. Yes!”
basedOnWorkAuthor Tom Wolfe
character Junior Jackson
characterBasedOn Junior Johnson
cinematographer George Silano
country United States
countryOfOrigin United States
director Lamont Johnson
distributor 20th Century Fox
editor Tom McDonough
filmRating PG
genre biographical film
drama film
sports drama film
hasTitleSong “I Got a Name”
linked to: I Got a Name
isInLanguage English
language English
mainSubject NASCAR
moonshine running
stock car racing
musicBy Charles Fox
narrativeLocation North Carolina
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A young moonshine runner rises to fame as a stock car racing driver.
portrays NASCAR culture
transition from illegal moonshining to professional racing
producer William Roberts
productionCompany 20th Century Fox
publicationDate 1973-07-11
releaseFormat theatrical film
releaseYear 1973
runtimeMinutes 94
screenwriter William Kerby
William Roberts
setting American South
stars Art Lund
Gary Busey
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Jeff Bridges
Ned Beatty
Valerie Perrine
titleSongPerformer Jim Croce

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Junior Johnson subjectOf The Last American Hero (1973 film)
Valerie Perrine appearedIn The Last American Hero (1973 film)