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Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
Directed by
S.R. Bindler
PG
1997
1h 38m
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7.6
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Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.
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Cast of Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
Brent Baskin
Himself (Contest Judge)
David Grotheim
Himself (Contest Judge)
Benny Perkins
Himself (1992 winner / contestant)
J.D. Drew
Himself (contestant)
Norma Valverde
Herself (contestant)
Angie Turner
Herself (contestant)
Paul Prince
Himself (contestant)
Ronald McCowan
Himself (contestant)
Kerri Parker
Herself (contestant)
Raul Martinez
Himself (contestant)
Kelli Mangrum
Herself (contestant)
Tom Felker
Himself (contestant)
Janis Curtis
Herself (contestant)
Greg Cox
Himself (contestant)
Russell Welch
Himself (contestant)
S.R. Bindler
Director / Producer
Kevin Morris
Producer
Chapin Wilson
Producer
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary Ratings & Reviews
Jae-Ha Kim
Jae-Ha Kim
There's a certain cruelty to these type of contests that the filmmakers don't address. It's easy to understand why poor people would want to win a car. But why do sponsors feel the need to humiliate and torture them for this opportunity?
Cinerina
Karina Montgomery
Tales of Texas don't get any weirder than true-tales of Texas, and Hands on a Hard Body joins the ranks of well-done, weird documentaries.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
Bindler's ode to human dedication and endurance in the strangest of circumstances is a rough, unpolished gem of documentary filmmaking.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
On the one hand, the Hands on a Hard Body contest seems a horrible exploitation of needy people as a publicity stunt to promote a car dealership; on the other, the film reveals an endearing piece of Americana.
New York Times
Anita Gates
These may not be people whom moviegoers think they want to spend time with, but this is accomplished documentary making, finding universal lessons in determination, struggle, planning, persistence and the relationship of mind and body.
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Stack
It's engaging as a non-drama of people doing nothing, but suffering a lot.
Internet Reviews
Steve Rhodes
One of the best documentaries ever made.
rec.arts.movies.reviews
David N. Butterworth
It's absolutely fascinating watching what some people will subject themselves to for a free lunch.
Film Threat
Merle Bertrand
Far and away the most hysterical and engaging documentary since Spinal Tap, only this was for real.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
The result is a quirky human interest story about the need for Texans to drive a pickup.
The New Republic
Stanley Kauffmann
Bindler's attitude is absolutely right. He doesn't satirize: he observes, and leaves the satirical view as an option for us.
Village Voice
Dennis Lim
Scrappy, likable, and immensely absorbing.
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