

The Last American Hero
"Instead of a white stallion, he rode a full race, powder blue stocker."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$2.0M
$2,000,000
Revenue
$1.0M
$1,000,000
Languages
English
Studio
20th Century Fox
Key Crew

Lamont Johnson
Director

Tom Wolfe
Writer
Cast

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
Erica 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)