The Last American Hero
Instead of a white stallion, he rode a full race, powder blue stocker.
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
Jeff Bridges
Elroy Jackson Jr.
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
Gregory Walcott
Cleve Morley
Art Lund
Elroy Jackson Sr.
Jimmy Murphy
Spud
Tom Ligon
Lamar
Ernie F. Orsatti
Davie Baer
Erica Hagen
Trina Kingman
Garland Atkins
TV Reporter (uncredited)
John Samuel Brawley
Joe Casper (uncredited)
Bob Cole
Marshall Collins (uncredited)
Lewis Compton
Track Announcer - Martinsville (uncredited)
Bill Connell
Tiny (uncredited)
Ted Duncan
ATF Agent (uncredited)
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- English
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Revenue
- $1.0M
- Age rating
- PG
- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
Crew
Director
Lamont Johnson
Writers
Tom Wolfe, Bill Kerby, William Roberts
Robbe Roberts
Editor
Tom Rolf
Editor
George Silano
Director of Photography
Charles Fox
Original Music Composer
