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:

Christine is based upon Hollywood mega-agent Sue Mengers, who was Dyan Cannon's agent at the time.

Goofs:

Factual errors: One of the characters mentions that after Sheila's funeral, mourners immediately went to Las Vegas to see Barbra Streisand's opening at The Sands; Streisand never headlined at that hotel.

Quotes:

Christine: All I know are two words, scuzi and pronto.
Lee: Pronto will be enough.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Day for Night: A Conversation with Jaqueline Bisset (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Friends

Very entertaining.

This very fun movie made me so nostalgic for the 70's. Excellent who-dunnit. Dyan Cannon is perfect as the brassy, free-wheeling wild blonde; I don't know why she was not more famous--good actress, excellent comedienne, beautiful. For the first time ever, Richard Benjamin actually acts. James Mason is wonderful. Many very very funny moments. Raquel Welch is terrible--all she can do is be pretty. James Coburn as the captain who plans the crafty game onboard ship is a wonderful diabolical schemer. Too bad Tony Perkins and Steven Sondheim didn't write some more sreenplays. I loved this to death.