The Last Ride | |
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Directed by | Harry Thomason |
Written by |
Howard Klausner Dub Cornett |
Starring |
Henry Thomas Jesse James Fred Dalton Thompson Kaley Cuoco |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Category One Entertainment Group |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $27,000 [1] |
The Last Ride is a 2011 American drama about the last days of country music pioneer and legend Hank Williams. The film stars Henry Thomas, Jesse James, and Fred Dalton Thompson, and received a limited release on October 21, 2011. [2] [3]
Despite the content, no recordings by Williams are ever played during the film. The soundtrack is composed of covers of Williams' songs among other country musicians.
The film centers around the final days of Hank Williams' life when he was being driven by a young auto mechanic to his New Year's Eve shows in West Virginia and Ohio. The film chronicles their relations, their adventures, and Williams' personal problems, which later resulted in his death on January 1, 1953.
The soundtrack was released under Curb Records, the company that also employed Williams' son Hank Williams, Jr. and his grandson Hank Williams III up until 2011. [4]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 47% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 5.48/10.