The Last American Hero

The Last American Hero (1973)

July 27th, 19731h 35min

Drama
57%

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.


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