The Last American Hero
Jul 27, 1973 | IMDB 5.7
95 min Watch NowDrama
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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