Der letzte Held Amerikas

Originaltitel: The Last American Hero

1973
16
1 Std. 35 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

2255

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Jeff Bridges and Valerie Perrine in Der letzte Held Amerikas (1973)

A young hellraiser quits his moonshine business to try to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA young hell raiser quits moonshine running to try to become the best NASCAR racer the South has ever seen.A young hell raiser quits moonshine running to try to become the best NASCAR racer the South has ever seen.A young hell raiser quits moonshine running to try to become the best NASCAR racer the South has ever seen.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

2255

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 wins total

Kyle Kingman
(as William Smith II)

Gregory Walcott

Cleve Morley

Tom Ligon

Lamar

Ernie F. Orsatti

Davie Baer
(as Ernie Orsatti)

Erica Hagen

Trina Kingman

Jimmy Murphy

Spud
(as James Murphy)

Lane Smith

Rick Penny

Garland Atkins

TV Reporter
(Nicht genannt)

John Samuel Brawley

Joe Casper
(Nicht genannt)

Bob Cole

Marshall Collins
(Nicht genannt)

Lewis Compton

Track Announcer - Martinsville
(Nicht genannt)

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The movie depicts Junior's father as being arrested for producing moonshine. In reality, it was Junior himself that was arrested and sentenced. In 1956, federal tax agents found Johnson working at his father's moonshine still in Wilkes County; they arrested him. Many local residents believed the raid was done in revenge for the agent's inability to catch Johnson delivering moonshine on local highways; this is depicted in the movie when we see the local law enforcement busting up his father's still. Junior Johnson was convicted of moon-shining and was sent to prison in Chillicothe, Ohio. He served 11 months of a two-year sentence.

Patzer
When the movie starts, Junior is driving a Mustang with a police band radio but there is no antenna on the car that would work on police band frequencies.

Zitate
Elroy Jackson Sr.: [about working in the saw mill] It didn't seem to worry most of the boys. They put in their time, looking ahead to payday. But not me. That paycheck wasn't money, it was a bill of sale. Three months of that, back to whiskey. It's been hard on your ma, but damn foolishness to one person is breath of life to another.

Verbindungen
Featured in Precious Images (1986)

Soundtracks
I Got A Name
Sung by Jim Croce
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Music by Charles Fox

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Ausgewählte Rezension

8/10

The Cradle of a Nascar driver

This movie is what any NASCAR fan should see.

From the simple fact that not every driver comes with a clean background. You have to do what it takes to live. With that in mind and not giving the story away Jeff Bridges character Junior Jackson does what it takes to make the money. And that of course but racing. From the lower circuits to the higher ones This is kind of a fast pace movie, but its kind of dry. For the viewer that can sit threw the slow times and watch a movie for how a movie should be (for the story) you will enjoy it.

A good underrated movie, and I recommend you see it.