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. 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...
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Released
- 1997
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1997
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...
Top credits
- Sid Allen — Self (Longview Partnership)
- Brent Baskin — Contest Judge
- Greg Cox — Self (contestant)
- J.C. Crum — Self (Jack Long Nissan)
Did you know
• In 2005, the competition was halted after one of the contestants broke into a nearby Kmart, took a shotgun from the sporting goods section, and committed suicide, which occurred during one of the breaks in the contest.
• Director Robert Altman had planned to make a feature film based on this documentary, but died before the project could be realized.
• When interviewed in Quentin Taratino/Jodie Whittaker/Nathaniel Rateliff (2020), director Quentin Tarantino recommended this documentary as a go-to movie.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $563,482
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $7,607 (1998-07-12)
User reviews
Eye-opening doc about a simple competition.
A funny visit to the extremes of the human condition
one of the year's 10 best
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Stereo
- Color
- Color
