Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary is a 1997 film directed by S. R. Bindler[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino referred to Hands on a Hardbody as one of his go-to movie recommendations.[5]
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.[6]
At the time of his death in 2006, film director Robert Altman was developing a feature film based on the documentary.[7]
In 2013, the film was digitally re-mastered and released for sale online.[8]
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^Churner, Leah (2013-04-13). "You Gotta Have the Mettle". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
^Mermin, Liz (1999-02-09). ""Hands on a Hardbody": S. R. Bindler on Texas, Trucks, and Determination". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
^Champion, Lindsay (2013-03-04). "Drive-In Movie! Remastered Hands on a Hardbody Documentary Released on DVD & Digital Download". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
^Ovenden, Olivia (2020-10-13). "Recommended Re-Viewing: 'Hands on a Hardbody' Is the Fix of Nineties Weirdness You Need". Esquire. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
^"Something for Nothing | This American Life". Retrieved 4 August 2019.
^"Robert Altman Has A Hard Body | Movie News | Empire". Empireonline.com. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
^"Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary | Twenty-four contestants compete in an endurance/sleep deprivation contest in order to win a brand new Nissan Hardbody truck". Handsonahardbodythemovie.com. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
^Hetrick, Adam and Jones, Kenneth. "New Musical 'Hands On A Hardbody' Will Roll Into La Jolla Playhouse in 2012" playbill.com, October 14, 2011
^"Hands On A Hardbody Listing at LaJolla" lajollaplayhouse.org, accessed July 8, 2012
^Jones, Kenneth. "Hands On a Hardbody Will Truck Into Broadways Brooks Atkinson Cast and Design Team Confirmed" 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, October 2, 2012
^"Hands on a Hardbody Will Close April 13" 2013-04-12 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com
^Hands on a Hardbody - Broadway (2013-04-08). "Hands Off the Truck! Hands on a Hardbody Sets Broadway Closing Date | Broadway Buzz". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
^Gans, Andrew. "Nominations Announced for 67th Annual Tony Awards; Kinky Boots Earns 13 Nominations" 2013-05-03 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, April 30, 2013
External linksedit
The Official Website for Hands On A Hardbody - The Documentary
It's a Human Drama Thang (Movie Morlocks on "Hands on a Hardbody")
Hands on a Hardbody on Mailchimp Presents
May 01, 2024
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