Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary | |
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Directed by | S.R. Bindler |
Production company | Providence Entertainment |
Distributed by | Ideal Enterprises |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]
The documentary was adapted into a musical, Hands on a Hardbody, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California. [9] The book is by Doug Wright, music by Amanda Green and Trey Anastasio, lyrics by Amanda Green, musical staging by Sergio Trujillo and direction by Neil Pepe. After a run at La Jolla in 2012, [10] the musical had a brief engagement on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater with previews beginning February 23, 2013, opening on March 21, 2013, and closing on April 13, 2013, [11] [12] playing 28 previews and 28 performances. [13] The musical received three Tony Award nominations. [14]
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary | |
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Directed by | S.R. Bindler |
Production company | Providence Entertainment |
Distributed by | Ideal Enterprises |
Release date |
|
Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]
The documentary was adapted into a musical, Hands on a Hardbody, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California. [9] The book is by Doug Wright, music by Amanda Green and Trey Anastasio, lyrics by Amanda Green, musical staging by Sergio Trujillo and direction by Neil Pepe. After a run at La Jolla in 2012, [10] the musical had a brief engagement on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater with previews beginning February 23, 2013, opening on March 21, 2013, and closing on April 13, 2013, [11] [12] playing 28 previews and 28 performances. [13] The musical received three Tony Award nominations. [14]