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The Last American Hero (also known as Hard Driver) is a 1973 American sports drama film based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson. Directed by Lamont Johnson (no relation), the film stars Jeff Bridges as Junior Jackson, a character based on Johnson.
Jul 27, 1973 · A 1973 drama sport film starring Jeff Bridges as Junior Johnson, a NASCAR racer from the south. See cast, crew, plot, trivia, reviews, awards, and more on IMDb.
- (2.2K)
- Drama, Sport
- Lamont Johnson
- 1973-07-27
The original trailer in high definition of the Last American Hero directed by Lamont Johnson and starring Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ned Beatty and Gary...
- 2 min
- 35.1K
- HD Retro Trailers
A film based on Tom Wolfe's articles about a stock car racer, starring Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine and Ned Beatty. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, directors and other crew members on IMDb.
Junior Jackson (Jeff Bridges) is a Southern boy with a penchant for driving too fast along his native North Carolina backroads. But when his father, Elroy...
- (8)
- Lamont Johnson
- PG
- Jeff Bridges
Based on a series of articles by acclaimed author Tom Wolfe, this engrossing and authentic drama follows the saga of stock-car racing legend Junior Jackson, a young North Carolinian farmer...
When the boys joke about a policeman named Collins, their father admonishes them to treat the man with respect. On that night's delivery run, Junior evades arrest by listening to the police on his CB radio and eventually running a roadblock which forces Collins to jump into a watery ditch.
