Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary (1997)

Twenty-four contestants compete in an endurance/sleep deprivation contest in order to win a brand new Nissan Hardbody truck. The last person to remain standing with his or her hand on the ... See full summary »

Director:

S.R. Bindler

Stars:

Sid Allen, Brent Baskin, Greg Cox

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sid Allen	...	Himself (Longview Partnership)
Brent Baskin	...	Contest Judge
Greg Cox	...	Himself (contestant)
J.C. Crum	...	Himself (Jack Long Nissan)
Janis Curtis	...	Herself (contestant)
J.D. Drew	...	Himself (contestant)
Tom Felker	...	Himself (contestant)
David Grotheim	...	Contest Judge
Blake Long	...	Himself (Jack Long Nissan)
Kelli Mangrum	...	Herself (contestant)
Mike Marris	...	Himself (judge)
Raul Martinez	...	Himself (contestant)
Jan Maynard	...	Herself (marketing director / contest supervisor)
Ronald McCowan	...	Himself (contestant)
Kerri Parker	...	Herself (contestant)

Storyline

Twenty-four contestants compete in an endurance/sleep deprivation contest in order to win a brand new Nissan Hardbody truck. The last person to remain standing with his or her hand on the truck wins. An absurd marketing gimmick at first glance, the contest proves to be much more...

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Plot Keywords:

contest | truck | texas | gloves | friendship | 

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Taglines:

When you lose your mind, you lose the contest.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hands on a Hard Body

Filming Locations:

Longview, Texas, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,607, 12 July 1998

Gross USA:

$563,482

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$563,482

Company Credits

Production Co:

Idea Entertainment, J.K. Livin Productions, Wessex Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director 'Robert Altman' had planned to make a feature film based on this documentary, but died before the project could be realized.

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Quotes

Benny Perkins - 1992 Winner: I like to get down there earlier so my odds are higher.

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Connections

Referenced in The Middle: Heck on a Hard Body (2014)

User Reviews

Nice doc about crazy event

I saw this film at a film festival and thought about the event and people portrayed in it. These people who compete in the truck give-away are a sad bunch. They are willing to subject their bodies to an inhuman hardship just to be able to get a truck. Bit they already have cars, so what's up with that. Is it that area of East Texas that breeds these poor dumb son-of-a-bitches to lay down their health to maybe get a new truck? On top of that, some of them seem to have been in training for this. Some of them are religious fanatics, born again Christians: is this what Jesus would have done? To stand in heat for days to be able to acquire an earthly possession. This is a weird look into a weird group of rural Americans - somewhat exploitative of them.