Bindlers 1997 cult classic, hands on a hardbody, two dozen smalltown texans compete for a brandnew hardbody pickup truck at a local car dealership. Bindlers awardwinning 1997 documentary about an endurance competition organized by a texas car dealership, has secured a broadway berth. May 28, 2014 hands on a hardbody the first 9 minutes of movie. Bindler profiles texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else. Hands on a hardbody, a musical adapted from the hardtofind 1997 documentary hands on a hard body, is set to open on broadway march 21, following a sevenweek run. Bindler documenting an endurance competition that took place in longview, texas. You get the impression that they all went in expecting to hate a show about a group of people trying to keep their hands on a truck, but though they might have found the show static in parts. The musical, sr bindler on february 19, 2016 by rick ouellette. Hands on a hardbody documentary how to win a truck in texas.
Hands on a hardbody by doug wright, with music by trey anastasio and amanda green, and lyrics by amanda green opened within the arizona repertory theatre on october 16, 2016 in tucson, az. This annual contest at a longview, texas nissan dealership has contestants place a hand on a wellequipped truck. Ira visits the lottery stand in chicago that sells more lottery tickets than any other. Bindlers now seminal film was ignored by the intelligentsia in park city. In hands on a hardbody, there are no 15 minute guitarheavy, lyricsfree, potfueled run on jams, just a collection of stories about the people competing in a small town contest to win a pickup truck, focusing on 10 characters with their hands firmly fixed on the nissan in question. The story is taken from a documentary film about a group of contestants in texas fighting to win a new truck by keeping their hand on the pickup the longest. Hands on a hardbody 1998stream and watch online moviefone. Videos official site for hands on a hardbody on broadway. From your source for information on documentaries, documentary films. Hands on a hardbody overview the best broadway source for hands on a hardbody tickets and hands on a hardbody information, photos and videos. Mar 07, 20 a contest at an auto dealership isnt typical fodder for a broadway musical, but hands on a hardbody, a new rockandroll tuner by trey anastasio, amanda green and doug wright, has a truckload. In 2005, richard vega removed his hands from a truck in the lot of patterson nissan, the most famous car dealership in longview, texas. Hands on a hardbody is a musical based on the documentary film hands on a hardbody. May 08, 2012 a test of hearts, minds and hands on a hardbody the 1997 documentary hands on a hard body followed the contestants in a texas car dealership competition.
It was adapted as a musical by pulitzer prize winner doug wright with lyrics by amanda. A contest pro wins new cars using special sticktoitiveness wsj. Hands on a hardbody hits theatre stage performance. Based on a 1997 documentary, hands on a hardbody follows the several days that the 10 competitors face the harsh sun and hot asphalt while keeping their gloved hands somewhere on the truck, all while dealing with competitors struggling to stay in the game or trying to psych the others out with their nattering and pushy attitudes. 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. Brian root of perrysburg is a professional handathoner. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent hands on a hardbody online on moviefone. Excerpts from a documentary hands on a hard body by filmmakers rob bindler, chapin wilson and kevin morse. Hands on a hardbody is more than a documentary about winning a truck. The rerelease includes over an hour of neverbeforeseen interviews. Hands on a hardbody 1998 stream and watch online moviefone.
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. They wear gloves, so as not to mess up the paint job. The last person to remain standing with his or her hand on the truck wins. Hands on a hardbody was inspired by true events and is based on the 1997 documentary by s. 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. During that time, contestants must stand awake, with at least one hand on the. I got the trailer to the holy grail of doc films, hands on hard body.
The documentary streaming on sundance now amazon channel or buy it as download on apple. Hands on a hardbody, on broadway at the brooks atkinson theater, is a musical with a handmade feel and a bluesycountryrock vibe about texans vying to win a truck. The original 1997 documentary, hands on a hard body. 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. Review of hands on a hard body, an award winning documentary about trucks,texas, and people. Hands on a hardbody, at the brooks atkinson theater. Bindlers documentary courtesy of the 1994 hands on a hardbody competition. Hands on a hardbody to touch down on broadway hollywood. A profile of contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else. 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. The musical and music by trey anastasio phish and amanda green. Feb 18, 20 the teasertrailer for the 20 release of hands on a hardbody. 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.
Out of print cult classic hands on a hardbody finally. Award winning short comedy documentary about a chubby man from the north of england. This is hands on a hardbody, a featurelength documentary directed by. Hands on a hardbody audition grapevine, tx theater. Twentyfour contestants compete in an endurancesleep deprivation contest in order. Capturing several days of lunacy, laughter, struggle and heartbreak, hands on a hardbody is more than a documentary about winning a truck. Twentyfour contestants compete in an endurancesleep deprivation contest in order to win a brand new nissan hardbody truck. To those more familiar with vehicles, a hardbody is the term for a nissan pickup truck. 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. American psycho 2 because of years of working out, john has a genuine hardbody.
The documentary is a 1997 film documenting an endurance competition that took place in longview, texas. The official websites for amanda green and trey anastasio. It is a remarkable study of competition, camaraderie, faith and. Whoever endures the longest without leaning on the truck or squatting wins the truck. The book is by doug wright, music by trey anastasio and amanda green, lyrics by amanda green.
An absurd marketing gimmick at first glance, the contest proves to be much more. Meet the reallife hands on a hardbody contestants who inspired the. Artistic director scott millers background and analysis essay. 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. As the hours pass into days, fatigue and insanity take over so the outcome of the test is completely unpredictable. Islamic republic of, iraq, ireland, israel, italy, jamaica, japan, jordan. The teasertrailer for the 20 release of hands on a hardbody. Click here to buy hands on a hardbody tickets today. Bindlers 1997 documentary hands on a hardbody, has been unavailable to its fans beyond asking prices in the hundreds. The original remastered documentary film dvds, streaming, memorabilia. Typically these endurance tests run 8090 hours, or almost 4 days.
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