The Last American Hero

"Instead of a white stallion, he rode a full race, powder blue stocker."

Jul 27 1973 PG 1h 35m
Drama, Sport

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.

Plot

A young hell raiser quits moonshine running to try to become the best NASCAR racer the South has ever seen.

Written by

Tom Wolfe, William Roberts, Bill Kerby

Directed by

Lamont Johnson

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
2,335
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
74
Popularity
NA