The Last American Hero

July. 27,1973      PG
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Jeff Bridges as  Elroy Jackson Jr.
Valerie Perrine as  Marge Dennison
Geraldine Fitzgerald as  Frau Jackson
Ned Beatty as  Hackel
Gary Busey as  Wayne Jackson
Lane Smith as  Rick Penny
Ed Lauter as  Burton Colt
William Smith as  Kyle Kingman
Gregory Walcott as  Cleve Morley
Art Lund as  Elroy Jackson Sr.

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