The Last American Hero

1973 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 2,335 VOTES · DIR. Lamont Johnson

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,043 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:43 Charlie 1 to Delta 6. Come in, Delta 6.
00:07:11 It's Levon. Move it.
00:11:01 Your Honor, I beg you to forgive this poor miserable sinner...
00:14:18 - Here, pretty pussy, pussy, pussy.
00:18:39 Car number 70, it's young—
00:21:53 plowin'through the pack.
00:25:34 But you're good with cars.
00:28:30 a...
00:31:40 And you know what they do up there.
00:36:23 Boy, I'm here to tell you you've got a good-runnin' truck here.
00:39:19 - That's right. - Now look, son.
00:42:12 but I'm afraid I already have a date for tonight.
00:45:25 - A very important man. Say hello to him. - Nice to meet you.
00:48:33 There's one thing that money can't buy.
00:52:50 Good-bye, Daddy.
00:57:08 Come on. Don't you dare fall behind on me. Don't you dare fall behind!
01:02:08 It's number 77 out in front all by his lonesome...
01:06:04 Junior!
01:09:16 So, we're at the party, and, um, Ruby asked me if I see anything funny.
01:14:46 Down at the lumber mill, they tell the story...
01:18:06 You're gonna have to give me an advance to pay for my boys.
01:22:32 It's too early now, Junior. It's too early. Now, stay back, you hear?
01:26:32 Now it's a battle for second between Junior and Baer.
01:30:46 But you watch out for next time.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,043
Dialogue density11.0 lines / min
First line00:00:43
Final line01:30:46

Production Record

DirectorLamont Johnson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$1,000,000
IMDb votes2,335