01 Jun 1997
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.
I Was a Soldier
Three young Texans try to adjust to small-town life after experiencing the emotional toll of combat in the jungles of Vietnam.
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