The Last of Sheila (1973)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Herbert Ross

Writers:

Anthony Perkins (written by) &
Stephen Sondheim (written by)

Release Date:

14 June 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The Next Move Is Murder [USA Theatrical]

Plot:

Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run car accident following a party one night. A year later her multi-millionaire husband...

Plot Keywords:

Yacht | Game | Actor | Beautiful Woman | Murder

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Richard Benjamin	...	Tom
Dyan Cannon	...	Christine
James Coburn	...	Clinton Green
Joan Hackett	...	Lee
James Mason	...	Philip
Ian McShane	...	Anthony
Raquel Welch	...	Alice
Yvonne Romain	...	Sheila Green (as Yvonne Romaine)
Pierre Rosso	...	Vittorio
Serge Citon	...	Guido
Roberto Rossi	...	Captain
Elaine Geisinger	...	American Couple
Elliot Geisinger	...	American Couple
Jack Pugeat	...	Silver Salesman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maurice Crosnier	...	Concierge
Martial	...	Locksmith

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.77 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:AA | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Studios de la Victorine - 16 avenue Edoard Grinda, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The plot is based on murder-mystery party games that co-authors and puzzle enthusiasts Anthony Perkinsand Stephen Sondheim wrote and performed in their homes. Perkins and Sondheim plotted sophisticated games with very esoteric clues for their own and their friends' entertainment, as James Coburn's character does, and the film grew from that.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the crucial photograph of the six guests, they are lined up closer to the boat than they were when we saw the picture taken earlier, and at a different angle.

Quotes:

Christine: Give me a glass of water and a couple of lesbians.

Movie Connections:

References Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Soundtrack:

Friends

Best Who Dun It I Ever Saw

I can not speak more highly of this movie as it has to be the best film who-dun-it ever conceived. James Coburn invites a group of Hollywood has been types on his yacht in the south of France to find out who killed his gossip columnist wife Sheila, a year before at a wild party. He sets up murder puzzle games, one every night, to find the culprit and to entertain the guests, but the games get out of control and real murders begin. The clues in this movie are really unique as you the viewer play along to find out the murderer. I have seen this film 3X and am still in awe that I missed so many clues....right before my eyes. Never guessed the killer either and I am a mystery buff and usually can. The cast is great.There are so many funny and bitchy lines in this movie they come from every direction. My favorite line: James Mason (a TV commercial director filming a dog food commercial) talking to his wife on phone "I am sorry dear but I must hang up a cast member is peeing on my leg." And he doesn't mean one of the pooches! Beautifully filmed and an all around A++++ film.