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The Last American Hero

Actor(s): Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ned Beatty, Art Lund
Director(s): Lamont Johnson
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG
Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Brief Nudity, Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Movie Release: 1973
DVD Release: 02/07/2006
Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Members Wishing: 1
Genres: Action, Drama, Docudrama, Biopic [feature], Sports Drama

DVD Synopsis

Lamont Johnson's subtle direction graces this true-life success story about racecar driver Junior Jackson (Jeff Bridges), based on stock-car champion Junior Johnson. As a child in North Carolina, Jackson stays one step ahead of reform school until his father (Art Lund) 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 real Junior Johnson served as technical advisor on the film. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Actors

Jeff Bridges - Elroy Jackson Jr.
Valerie Perrine - Marge
Geraldine Fitzgerald - Mrs. Jackson
Ned Beatty - Hackel
Art Lund - Elroy Jackson Sr.