The Last Days of Disco (1998)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Whit Stillman

Writer:

Whit Stillman (writer)

Release Date:

29 May 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

History is made at night.

Plot:

Story of two women trying to find love at the end of the disco era.

Plot Keywords:

Disco | Love | Sex | Hit In The Face | Unemployment

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Chloë Sevigny	...	Alice
Kate Beckinsale	...	Charlotte
Chris Eigeman	...	Des
Mackenzie Astin	...	Jimmy
Matt Keeslar	...	Josh
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Tom
Jennifer Beals	...	Nina
Matt Ross	...	Dan (as Matthew Ross)
Tara Subkoff	...	Holly
Burr Steers	...	Van
David Thornton	...	Bernie
Jaid Barrymore	...	Tiger Lady
Sonsee Neu	...	Diana (as Sonsee Ahray)
Edoardo Ballerini	...	Victor
Scott Beehner	...	Adam

MPAA:

Rated R for some elements involving sexuality and drugs.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: In one of the office scenes.

Quotes:

Tom Platt: Actually, there's one theory that the environmental movement of our day was sparked by the rerelease of Bambi in the late 1950s.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in When Disco Ruled the World (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Knock on Wood

Oh joy, oh bliss...

Third chronologically, but second logically of a divine trilogy, this look at the cusp between youth and adulthood in 80s New York shows Whit Stillman's Metropolitan wasn't just a flash in the pan, and 'Barcelona' didn't signal a slow decline. Gorgeous characterisation with magic Chloë Sevigny shining from her every frame. And if, like me, you though disco music was crass, this elevates it to another plane... A film for all ages.