Last Chants for a Slow Dance is a 1977 American independent drama film directed by Jon Jost and starring Tom Blair.
The film follows an unemployed cowboy drifter (Tom Blair), estranged from his wife and kids, who drives across Montana in his pickup in a half-hearted attempt to find a job.
As the film progresses, it seems that he has little interest in supporting his family, as he spends his time hanging out in bars and having one-night stands.
By mid-August it was done, for a cost of $3000.Jost wrote, shot, and edited the film—and penned and recorded the country songs heard in the film.
Allegedly inspired by the life of Gary Gilmore, the film is a minimalist road movie that dissects macho behavior.