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Hands on a Hardbody

Play trailer Poster for Hands on a Hardbody PG Released Jun 5, 1997 1h 35m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 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; on the other, the film reveals an endearing piece of Americana. Rated: 3/5 Feb 14, 2001 Full Review Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle It's engaging as a non-drama of people doing nothing, but suffering a lot. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Dennis Lim Village Voice Scrappy, likable, and immensely absorbing. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim There's a certain cruelty to these type of contests that the filmmakers don't address. It's easy to understand why poor people would want to win a car. But why do sponsors feel the need to humiliate and torture them for this opportunity? Rated: 1.5/4 Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 11, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 1/6/16 Sundance Doc Club Only in Texas, particularly East Texas would people endure this type of pain to win a truck. However, the film maker does a great job of pulling the viewer in and making you want to stay till the end to see who wins, like the contestants but without the pain. It is a testament to perseverance and achievement, not only a marketing gimmick but a beautiful human interest story. Well done and worth watching. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Cameron M Quirky but surprisingly absorbing Hands on a Hard Body relishes in its east-Texas influence and gets a lot of interest in its stationary subject though its conclusion comes off as anticlimactic. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/12/15 Full Review Audience Member This doc is actually riveting. It reveals the stories of the contestants in both amusing interesting and disturbing ways. Quite a little study in humanity. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member On of Itunes best selling character movies Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Finally watched this movie after all these years. It's a strange, fascinating, and bizarre movie, with oddly compelling characters. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Must watch documentary about the "Hands On A Hard Body" contest held in LONGVIEW, TX! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.
Director
S.R. Bindler
Producer
S.R. Bindler, Chapin Wilson, Kevin Morris
Distributor
Providence Entertainment
Production Co
J.K. Livin Productions, Wessex Entertainment Group, Idea Entertainment
Rating
PG
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 5, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 24, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$549.1K
Runtime
1h 35m
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