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.

[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.

[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.