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The Last American Hero
1973 1h 35m PG
Drama
,
Sport
6.4
75%
52%
56%
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A young hellraiser quits his moonshine business to try to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen.
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Directed By
Lamont Johnson
Written By
Bill Kerby
,
Tom Wolfe
Studio
20th Century Fox
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Cast of The Last American Hero
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
Jade 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)
Paul Holman
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ned Jarrett
Track Announcer - Hickory (uncredited)
Lamont Johnson
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Bridget Furr Jones
Baby Girl with Junior Jackson at Speedway (uncredited)
Leslie McConnell
Merle (uncredited)
Laurens Moore
Wendel Terman (uncredited)
Mike Muscat
Party Guest (uncredited)
Darlene Parker
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Last American Hero Reviews
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David Nusair
...excessively hit-and-miss...
Boston Phoenix
Janet Maslin
Suffice it to say that it's real good.
Cleveland Press
Tony Mastroianni
The theme, which got lost somewhere back in the hills or out on the crowded track, is the one about the loner who finds he must compromise with the establishment.
New Yorker
Pauline Kael
The director, Lamonth Johnson has been able to make a hip, modern movie.
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