The Last Ride (2012)

At the end of 1952, with the best years of Hank Williams's career behind him, he hires a local kid to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pair of New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio.

Director:

Harry Thomason

Writers:

Howard Klausner, Dub Cornett

Stars:

Henry Thomas, Jesse James, Fred Dalton Thompson

Cast

Credited cast:
Henry Thomas	...	Mr. Wells / Hank
Jesse James	...	Silas
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	O'Keefe
Kaley Cuoco	...	Wanda
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Ray
Ray McKinnon	...	Stan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rick Dial	...	Dirty Black John
James Hampton	...	Judge Matheny
Will Koberg	...	Leroy
Matt Lindahl	...	Guitar Player
Gary Newton	...	Usher
Jennifer Pierce	...	Good Looking Woman

Storyline

At the end of 1952, with the best years of Hank Williams's career behind him, he hires a local kid to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pair of New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio.

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Plot Keywords:

honkytonk | fistfight | musician | country singer | airplane trip | 

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Taglines:

A story of Hank Williams, music's original bad boy.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some language, a fight and smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Arkansas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mozark Productions, Category One Entertainment Group, Last Ride, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Silas is front of the judge in Tennessee, the judge is seen writing on a piece of paper in several consecutive shots. In nearly every shot, the pen he has in his hand changes.

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Soundtracks

"Hey, good lookin"
Written by Hank Williams
Performed by Jett Williams

User Reviews

A movie about the last days of Hank Williams. Acting is OK but driving scenes are fake and movie is very flat throughout. I say C+

"If he don't make it to the show, you don't get paid." Silas (James) is a young mechanic who is looking to make a few extra dollars so he decides to take on a job driving a man named Mr. Wells (Thomas) to a New Year's eve show in West Virginia. The only rules are to get him there in time and not let him drink to much. Neither seems to be an easy task. This is a hard movie to review. The movie is OK, but would be better as a play. The scenes when they are in the car look so fake and is obviously on a sound-stage that its almost distracting. I'm not sure if the William's family was involved in this but the whole movie plays without anyone ever calling him Hank. The soundtrack is OK, and acting could have been worse but the movie just seemed flat all the way through. Overall, a movie that would have been better served as a play. I give it a C+.