A bunch of people standing around for nearly four days may not sound like the most compelling subject matter for a documentary, but s. An odd, homemade blend of garrison keillor and jackass, as filtered through an early errol morrislike lens, s. Texas dealership settles case over suicide in truck contest now here is an interesting torts lawsuit. This annual contest at a longview, texas nissan dealership has contestants place a hand on a wellequipped truck. Would you go as far as the 23 contestants in hands on a hard body, who entered. The lives of each contestant, along with the car dealer and a radio announcer are revealed during the hardbody contest. Whoever can remain standing the longest with one hand on the truck will get to drive it home. Hands on a hardbody overview the best broadway source for hands on a hardbody tickets and hands on a hardbody information, photos and videos. Apr, 20 hands on a hardbody overview the best broadway source for hands on a hardbody tickets and hands on a hardbody information, photos and videos. Bindlers 1997 documentary hands on a hardbody, has been unavailable to its fans beyond asking prices in the hundreds for dvds and prints of the long lost film. From your source for information on documentaries, documentary films. On the one hand, the hands on a hard body contest seems a horrible exploitation of needy people as a publicity stunt to promote a car dealership. The yearly competition pits twentyfour contestants against each other to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck for the longest amount of time.
Whoever endures the longest without leaning on the truck or squatting wins the truck. Jul 03, 2007 i got the trailer to the holy grail of doc films, hands on hard body. Inspired by true events, this spring arrival on broadway features a book by doug wright pulitzer prize winner, i am my own wife, lyrics by amanda green bring it on. In the nobudget video documentary hands on a hard body, however, director and editor s. Hands on a hardbody follows a group of hardworking texans who compete to win a truck by seeing who can keep their hands on it the longest. Any state that can twist its antilittering campaign into the chestbeating threat, dont mess with texas. Hands on a hardbody continues to be a cult hit a decade after its initial release. Bindlers 1997 cult classic, hands on a hardbody, two dozen smalltown texans compete for a brandnew hardbody pickup truck at a local car dealership. Patterson nissan car dealership of longview, texas settled a lawsuit filed by chalala gutierrez, the widow of richard thomas vega ii.
Artistic director scott millers background and analysis essay. Hands on a hardbody audition grapevine, tx theater. Award winning short comedy documentary about a chubby man from the north of england. Hands on a hardbody documentary gets dvd, ondemand and. Jul 21, 2017 lyrics for im gone by hands on a hardbody original broadway cast. The best source for hands on a hardbody tickets and hands on a hardbody information, photos and videos. Ten contestants vie for a hardbody truck in longview, texas. American actor and producer matthew david mcconaughey was born in uvalde, texas. About genre documentary rating rated pg summary how far would you go for a brandnew, fully loaded pickup truck.
Mar 22, 20 hands on a hardbody, now at the brooks atkinson theatre, doesnt escape the stage adaptation of a movie label entirely. Hands on a hardbody, a seemingly farfetched stage show based on a documentary that features songs cowritten by phish frontman trey anastasio, stars a modified aztec red nissan. Bindler documenting an endurance competition that took place in longview, texas. The book is by doug wright, music by trey anastasio and amanda green, lyrics by amanda green. Hands on a hardbody 1998 stream and watch online moviefone. For sama 2019 an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. They must have at least one hand one the truck at all times and are not allowed to lean or bend over. The film stars pan changjiang, guo da, and liu wei. Click here to buy hands on a hardbody tickets today. Hands on a hard body the film has led to hands on a hardbody the broadway musical, starring keith. May 28, 2014 the original remastered documentary film dvds, streaming, memorabilia. Excerpts from a documentary hands on a hard body by filmmakers rob bindler, chapin wilson and kevin morse. Review of hands on a hard body, an award winning documentary about trucks,texas, and people. Bindler shows that even the strangest denizens of the lone star state, when placed in the right situation, can shed their eccentricities and reveal an unbreakable.
The insanity lasts for 77 hours and shows that some. Twentyfour contestants compete in an endurancesleep deprivation contest in order to win a brand new nissan hardbody truck. The original 1997 documentary, hands on a hard body. Hands on a hard body is a documentary about a contest where a handful of people compete to win a truck by standing for as long as they can. Information about trey anastasio and amanda greens broadway musical, hands on a hardbody, including news and gossip, production information, synopsis, musical numbers, sheetmusic, cds, videos, books, sound and video clips, tickets, lyrics, rights holders, the offical website and more. Capturing several days of lunacy, laughter, struggle and heartbreak, hands on a hard body is more than a documentary about winning a truck. Hands on a hard body, however, is a rare documentary.
From when the first contestants started dropping out to when the final few were fighting with all of their might i was on the edge of my seat, as if i were watching a blockbuster rather than a documentary. An absurd marketing gimmick at first glance, the contest proves to be much more. Hands on a hardbody is more than a documentary about winning a truck. Bindlers 1997 documentary hands on a hard body is now having one of the most unexpected independent film second lives ever.
The musical, sr bindler on february 19, 2016 by rick ouellette. The last contestant who has his or her hands on the truck wins it. I got the trailer to the holy grail of doc films, hands on hard body. With a physical package that looks no better than a home movie, this incisive satire ideally should be technically upgraded to be acceptable to. The last one left after all others have given up wins the truck. The documentary 1997 is about an endurance competition in longview, texas. Videos official site for hands on a hardbody on broadway.
Bindler profiles texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else. If you would prefer to receive a dvd copy of the film, there is an additional fee of. The event is a contest of endurance and sleepdeprivation. The musical and music by trey anastasio phish and amanda green. Bindlers 1997 cult classic, hands on a hardbody, twodozen smalltown texans compete for a brandnew hardbody pickup truck at a local car dealership. We hear a long interview with benny perkins, who won the truck one year and was back the year they made their film to try to win again. Capturing several days of lunacy, laughter, struggle and heartbreak, hands on a hardbody is more than a documentary about winning a truck.
It doesnt really do true justice to these characters and their joseph conrad type obstacles and trials and shape shifters in. Backstage uses cookies to personalize your experience, to enable marketing campaigns, and to analyze our traffic. The story of waad alkateabs life through five years of the uprising in aleppo, syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to sama, all while conflict rises around her. I bought it many years ago, still have it, and watch it from timetotime. The teasertrailer for the 20 release of hands on a hardbody. To those more familiar with vehicles, a hardbody is the term for a nissan pickup truck. Bindlers documentary courtesy of the 1994 hands on a hardbody competition.
Financial analysis of hands on a hardbody 1998 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The official websites for amanda green and trey anastasio. Its based on the 1997 documentary of the same title, and follows the true. Mar 21, 20 hands on a hardbody follows a group of hardworking texans who compete to win a truck by seeing who can keep their hands on it the longest. Hands on a hardbody original broadway cast im gone.
Out of print cult classic hands on a hardbody finally. The last person to remain standing with his or her hand on the truck wins. Hands on a hardbody 1998 stream and watch online filmmaker s. A profile of contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else. The rerelease includes over an hour of neverbeforeseen interviews. The event is a contest of endurance and sleepdeprivationwhoever can remain standing the longest with one hand on the truck will get to drive it home.