Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary (1997)
June 1, 1997Release Date
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary (1997)
June 1, 1997Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Brent Baskin
Contest Judge
Benny Perkins
Himself (1992 winner / contestant)
Greg Cox
Self (contestant)
Norma Valverde
Herself (contestant)
Angie Turner
Herself (contestant)
Janis Curtis
Self (contestant)
Paul Prince
Himself (contestant)
J.D. Drew
Self (contestant)
Tom Felker
Self (contestant)
Ronald McCowan
Himself (contestant)
David Grotheim
Contest Judge
Kerri Parker
Herself (contestant)
Raul Martinez
Himself (contestant)
Kelli Mangrum
Self (contestant)
S.R. Bindler
Director
Kevin Morris
Producer
Russell Welch
Himself (contestant)
Chapin Wilson
Producer
Neil Kassanoff
Composer
Michael A. Nickles
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 1, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Content RatingPG
Genres
Wiki.
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary is a 1997 film directed by S. R. Bindler documenting an endurance competition that took place in Longview, Texas. The yearly competition pits twenty-four contestants against each other to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck for the longest amount of time. Whoever endures the longest without leaning on the truck or squatting wins the truck. Five-minute breaks are issued every hour, and fifteen-minute breaks every six hours.The documentary follows the 1995 competition which lasted for seventy-seven continuous hours. The film garnered the audience award for best documentary at the 1997 Los Angeles Film Festival. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino referred to Hands on a Hardbody as one of his go-to movie recommendations.Large portions of the film's audio were included on the "Something for Nothing" episode of the public radio show This American Life in 1997.At the time of his death in 2006, film director Robert Altman was developing a feature film based on the documentary.In 2013, the film was digitally re-mastered and released for sale online.