The Last American Hero (1973) on Netflix
Junior Jackson is an outstanding driver. With his father in prison for a year, the family's support falls to him, and he wants the prize money at Hackel's track.
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Plot summary
Junior Jackson is a restless young man and an outstanding driver. His father makes moonshine for a living, and when he is arrested and sent to prison for a year, the family's support falls to Junior. Hackel owns the local racetrack and promotes a demolition derby, and Junior enters it hoping to take the prize money. Hackel is a cheapskate, yet Junior's driving and his attitude impress him enough to let Junior into a stock-car undercard race the following week.
Cast
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- Garland Atkinsas TV Reporter (uncredited)
- John Samuel Brawleyas Joe Casper (uncredited)
- Bob Coleas Marshall Collins (uncredited)
- Lewis Comptonas Track Announcer - Martinsville (uncredited)
- Bill Connellas Tiny (uncredited)
- Ted Duncanas ATF Agent (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Last American Hero (1973)
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- The film's theme song, "I Got a Name" by Jim Croce, became a hit single, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Easy Listening chart.
- The film is based on Tom Wolfe's 1965 Esquire essay "The Last American Hero Is Junior Johnson. Yes!", which was included in his debut collection The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby.
