The Last Word (1995)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Tony Spiridakis

Writer:

Tony Spiridakis (writer)

Release Date:

27 August 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Lies pay. Sex sells. Money talks. How far would you go for...

Plot:

A journalist with solid mob connections falls for a stripper with a dark past. His best friend then drags him to L.A...

Plot Keywords:

Erotica | Independent Film

Cast

Timothy Hutton	...	Martin Ryan
Joe Pantoliano	...	Doc
Michelle Burke	...	Sara
Chazz Palminteri	...	Ricky
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Larry
Tony Goldwyn	...	Stan
Cybill Shepherd	...	Kiki Taylor
Roma Downey	...	Roxy
Joseph Cortese	...	Jimmy
Holley Chant	...	Angie
Nick Melle	...	Lou
Joe Kennedy	...	Jason
Dayton Callie	...	Encee
Leon Morenzie	...	Policeman (Mitch)
Mark Neal	...	Thug in Doorway
Richard Zavaglia	...	Apartment Manager
Bel Hernandez	...	Realtor Lady
Andrea Fry	...	Woman in Bookstore
Tim Pulice	...	Man in Bookstore
Gianna Ranaudo	...	Yvonne
Troy Brown	...	Phil
Jimmy Smits	...	Actor (Martin)
Brittany McCrena	...	Massage Girl
Terence M. McGuire	...	Assistant Director
Bill Paquette	...	Beautiful Man
Jared Seide	...	Bartender
Robin Avery	...	Douglas
David Baer	...	Bellhop
Jon Dawson	...	Baby
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Janosi	...	Man in Bookstore (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Spiridakis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tony Spiridakis		writer

Produced by
Shimon Arama	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Randy Lippert	....	producer
Joe Pantoliano	....	associate producer
Tony Spiridakis	....	producer
Joseph Wolf	....	executive producer
Dean Yacalis	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Paul Buckmaster

Cinematography by
Zoltán David

Film Editing by
Andy Blumenthal

Casting by
Sheila Jaffe
Georgianne Walken

Production Design by
David J. Bomba

Art Direction by
Anthony R. Stabley

Costume Design by
Carolyn Greco

Makeup Department
Karen Asano-Myers	....	hair for burn makeup
Elisabeth Fry	....	key hair stylist
Elisabeth Fry	....	key makeup artist
Dean Jones	....	burn makeup
Kelly Mann	....	burn makeup
Kenny Myers	....	burn makeup design
Phillip Pico	....	assistant hair stylist (as Philip Kenneth Pico)
Phillip Pico	....	assistant makeup artist (as Philip Kenneth Pico)
Mary A. Williams	....	assistant hair stylist
Mary A. Williams	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Margot Bridger	....	unit production manager
Robert Brown	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michelangelo Csaba Bolla	....	first assistant director
Michael James D'Ambrosia	....	second second assistant director
Paul Domick	....	second assistant director
Jim Hershleder	....	second unit director
Terence M. McGuire	....	second assistant director
Stacy Stratmann	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Michael Barry	....	constructor
Curtis Baruth	....	constructor
Friedrich J. Ebner	....	swing gang
Fritz Ebner	....	set dresser (1994)
Dawn R. Ferry	....	art department buyer
Joseph W. Grafmuller	....	lead man
Scott G. Jones	....	swing gang
Roger L. King	....	constructor
Melanie Paizis	....	on-set dresser
Frank Kirkland Santoyo	....	property assistant
Thomas R. Wagner	....	property master

Sound Department
Willy Allen	....	dialogue editor
Dana Austin	....	adr recordist (as Dana Porter)
Dana Austin	....	foley recordist (as Dana Porter)
Peter Brancaccio	....	sound effects editor
Steven Brimmer	....	sound executive
G.W. Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Bill J. DiDonna	....	boom operator (as Bill Di Donna)
Robert W. Glass Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Avram D. Gold	....	dialogue editor
Tommy Goodwin	....	adr mixer
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Zigmund Gron	....	sound effects editor
Todd Harris	....	assistant sound editor
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kini Kay	....	foley supervisor
John Kwiatkowski	....	dialogue editor
Frank Long	....	digital sound transferer
Trillby Kim Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Brian D. Lucas	....	dubbing recordist
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Jim Quinn	....	dubbing loader
Charles W. Ritter	....	dialogue editor
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
John Sutton	....	production sound mixer
John Sutton	....	sound mixer
Todd Toon	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel W. Victor Jr.	....	stereo sound consultant
Dan Wallin	....	sound re-recording mixer

Stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunt coordinator
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Tammy Brady Conrad	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Jennifer Palmer	....	stunts
Erik Rondell	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Edgar Arellano	....	best boy electric
Patti Arpaia	....	still photographer
Greg Brooks	....	best boy grip
Peter Burge	....	electrician
Kirill Davidoff	....	second assistant camera
Jeffrey Douglas	....	key grip
Gergely Fonyó	....	first assistant camera
Bob Gorelick	....	Steadicam operator
Jim Hershleder	....	camera operator: second unit
Tim Higginson	....	electrician
Paul Janossy	....	second assistant camera
Alex Klabukov	....	dolly grip
Luis Ortas	....	camera loader
Larry Pausback	....	grip
Jaime Reynoso	....	electrician
Chuck Smith	....	gaffer
Mary F. Stankiewicz	....	grip
James Weiner	....	additional still photographer
James R. Weiner	....	additional camera operator
Kristen Wheeler	....	electrician
George White	....	additional still photographer

Casting Department
Jerry Conca	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne Edgecomb	....	wardrobe assistant
Nensi Lonie	....	wardrobe assistant
Lizz Wolf	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Charlotte DeLoach	....	apprentice film editor
Karen Dimmig	....	apprentice film editor
Michelle Kasik	....	apprentice film editor
Lesley Langs	....	first assistant film editor
Carol Oblath	....	additional editor

Music Department
Dan Bates	....	score mixer
Dan Bates	....	score recordist
Sharon Boyle	....	music supervisor
Paul Buckmaster	....	featured musician: piano
Gary Grant	....	musician: trumpet
Barklie K. Griggs	....	music supervisor
Zigmund Gron	....	music editor
Richard Henderson	....	music coordinator
Dan Higgins	....	featured musician: saxophone
Suzie Katayama	....	featured musician: cello
Darren Kramer	....	orchestrator
Bill Reichenbach	....	featured musician: trombone

Transportation Department
Mark Brown	....	driver
Guy Duquette	....	driver
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Evan M. Kavan	....	driver: honeywagon
Mick McCabe	....	transportation captain (as William McCabe)
Randy Tenhaeff	....	driver
Jay E. Vigil	....	driver
Chris Waldoch	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Kelley Anderson	....	assistant to producer (as Kellie Anderson)
Rex Ardelani	....	office assistant
Brent M. Becker	....	production accountant
Jenifer Booth	....	office assistant
Robert Brown	....	assistant production coordinator
Matthew Cassel	....	assistant location manager
Wendy Dallas	....	script supervisor
Shawn S. Haynes	....	assistant location manager
Jim Hershleder	....	creative consultant
Lonnie Johnson	....	medic
Pamela Koffler	....	production coordinator
Zbigniew Kozlowski	....	unit publicist (as Zbigniew A. Kozlowski)
Kitty McNamee	....	choreographer
Gabriella Oliva	....	assistant to producer
Ina Russel	....	assistant to director
Erika Schwab	....	assistant to producer
Liam Seide	....	set production assistant
Bonnie Sills	....	location manager
Peter L. Steinfeld	....	office assistant (as Peter Steinfeld)
Thomas R. Wagner	....	weapons handler
Melanie Warrick	....	office assistant
Dan Winthrop	....	title designer
Aaron Zarrow	....	craft service

Production Companies

• Arama Entertainment
• Chase The Moon Inc.
• Nu Image Films
• Vidmark Entertainment

Distributors

• Cannes Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Trimark Pictures

Also Known As:

Cosa Nostra: The Last Word

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexuality and some violent images.

Runtime:

94 min | Spain:70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Germany:12 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Company:

Arama Entertainment

Soundtrack:

Dreamer

great vision

It´s a fantastic vision of Hollywood's backstage,painful elationships,violence,and different points of view from the three main characters: Timothy Hutton, Michelle Burke and the great dark character that Joe Pantoliano develops here. A mad function that celebrates confusion of life and cinema, not even a bit of fun in the middle of the way.