Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Tom Schiller

Writer:

Tom Schiller (written by)

Release Date:

September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds up falling in love with a beautiful woman, who takes him to the moon on a Lunar Cruiser. |

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Tunnel | Moon | Traffic | New York City

Cast

Zach Galligan	...	Adam Beckett
Apollonia van Ravenstein	...	Mara Hofmeier
Lauren Tom	...	Eloy
Sam Jaffe	...	Father Knickerbocker
Paul Rogers	...	Hugo
Bill Murray	...	Ted Breughel
Imogene Coca	...	Daisy Schackman
Dan Aykroyd	...	Buck Heller
Mort Sahl	...	Uncle Mort
Anita Ellis	...	Aunt Anita
Eddie Fisher	...	Himself
Jan Triska	...	Swedish Architect
Rosemary De Angelis	...	Helen Flagella
Clarice Taylor	...	Lu
John Garson	...	Maurice Blaget / Conductor

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG

Company:

Broadway Pictures

Trivia:

The movie had a special screening at the BAM Cinematek in Brooklyn, NY on 13 April 2004. Bill Murray, who was instrumental in getting the film to play there, introduced it.

Quotes:

Father Knickerbocker: Over the years, Adam, many spirits have helped us bring more light and more understanding into the world. Up there is our gallery of past masters. One day, your picture could be up there.
Adam Beckett: Amazing.
Hugo: Occasionally they even visit. You should have been here last week. Walt Whitman was here! What a great man.

Movie Connections:

Features Un chien andalou (1929)

Soundtrack:

Winter Wind opus 25, no 11 Etude A minor

A charming and engaging comic fantasy

It is rare that you find a film that is truly unique, but NOTHING LASTS FOREVER is one of those films. It looks at times like a 'thirties romance, at others like a 'fifties B-movie, but plays like neither. Clever, witty dialogue is spiced up with pretty songs, and Zach Galligan is surprisingly likeable as the aspiring artist in a surreal New York. Although in many ways a slight and insubstantial film, its gentle, off-the-wall charm makes it a quite unforgettable viewing experience. After all, how many other films have you seen recently featuring an Hawaiian dance routine set on the moon?