The Last Producer
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Burt Reynolds
Jayson Kane
Marnie Mcphail
Shecky Greene
Burt Reynolds
Leslie Bega
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An aging veteran producer in desperate need of a hit in order to re-enter the Hollywood club has his idea stolen by a brash young executive.Sonny Wexler's last chance for glory is the script optioned from a hungry young writer. When the writer tells Sonny that he has made a deal with a hot young studio executive, Damon Black, cutting the older man out, Sonny is enraged. He vows to exercise his option before it expires in 72 hours, but struggles to come up with the $50,000 to purchase the script and wrest control from Black.In desperation, Sonny approaches an loan shark and becomes entangled in a dangerous web of intrigue involving an ex-cop turned gun-for-hire, who agrees to burn down Sonny's daughter's restaurant. In return, her husband will collect on the insurance money and help Sonny repay the loan shark to buy the script. As the plan becomes more complicated, Sonny begins to realize the depths he has gone to for an ephemeral dream.In a tense showdown, Sonny manages to get the money from the loan shark without having to burn down the restaurant. He thrusts the $50,000 in cash at Black, completing his option on the script. His triumph is short-lived, however, as Black reveals Sonny is a minute too late. Syd Wolf, enraged at being thrown out of the studio after 25 years, shoots Black. Sonny prevents Syd from killing the corrupt young executive, but Sonny finally recognizes he is not like Syd; he is ready for life after Hollywood.
Director
Burt Reynolds
Cast
Jayson Kane
Marnie Mcphail
Shecky Greene
Burt Reynolds
Leslie Bega
Alex Rocco
Marshall Manesh
Robert Costanzo
Marvin J Mcintyre
Ed O'ross
Kimberly Pullis
Greg Germann
Sean Astin
Dort Donald Clark
Charles Lanyer
Kimberly Chase
Angie Dickinson
Arthur Darbinyan
Benjamin Bratt
David Atkinson
E. J. Peaker
Cynthia Palmer
Charles Durning
James Farentino
Lauren Holly
Rod Steiger
Tony Denison
Paul Mccrane
Shelley Berman
Robert Goulet
Stephen O'mahoney
Erin Gray
Crew
Erik Aadahl
Deb Adair
John Alden
John Alden
Cherish Alexander
Gary Alonso
Leslie Anne Anderson
Rick Anderson
Robert D Anderson
David Atkinson
Nancy Au
Angelique Auzerais
Nancy Baca
Alex Barraza
Dan Begakis
Tim Bellen
Tim Bellen
Frank Bertolino
Daniel Bigel
Kevin Blauvelt
Roger E Blauvelt
Gerald H Boatright
Jane Boegel
Barbara Boguski
Barbara Boguski
Charles I Bond
Tim Brennan
Fil Brown
Fil Brown
Blake Busby
Jennifer Jean Cacavas
Stephen Cain
Billy Cardenas
John J Cardos
Erick Cheren
Vincent Cirrincione
Therese Clinton
Chris Connolly
David Cortez
Allison Cowitt
Brian Crispin
Willis Davidson
Linda Deandrea
James Russell Dewolf
Dennis Dorney
Pete Elia
Andrew Ellerd
Todd Ellis
Leonard Engleman
Suzette Ervin
Kirk Essiambre
Jill Ettinger
Kiley Fascia
David Fencl
Mike Fenton
Tod Feuerman
Tod Feuerman
Stephen Fitzmaurice
Stephen Fitzmaurice
Chuck Fowler
Bob Fredrickson
Peter Freeman
Teresa Garber
Jerry Glassman
Adam Seth Glick
Gail Gomez
Troy Gould
Gut J Graves
Dennis Hadley
Bernie Hagadorn
Tom Halowell
Michael Hamm
Isabel Harkins
Don Hartley
Clyde Hayes
Clyde Hayes
Eric Heavens
Paul Hickerson
Lyal R Holmberg
Karen Horwitz
Thomas A Hutchinson
John P Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
Fred Johnston
J. Stanley Johnston
Kate Kelly
Scot J Kelly
Rich King
Carol Kitinski
C Darin Knight
Alwyn Hight Kushner
Donald Kushner
Heather Kwiecinski
Julie Landholt
Norman Langley
Rebecca Levinson
C James Lewis
Kevin Lindstrom
Peter Locke
Jill Lucas
Sophie Luxmoore
Brian Lynch
Michael Mailer
Charlotte Malmlof
Steve Masias
Agata Maszkiewicz
Thomas P May
Nick Mclean
Nick Mclean
Brian K Mcmanus
Gus Medina
Maria L Melograne
Chuck Michael
Stacey Michaels
Eric Miller
Gary Miller
Phil Mittleman
Charles A Moore
Victor A Moore
Karen P Morris
Greg Morton
Warden Neil
Nino Neuboeck
Todd Niesen
Miles O'fun
Robert Lansing Parker
Robert Lansing Parker
Aaron Penn
Dale Perry
Lori Piertruszka
Daniel Plante
John J Plante
Elmo Ponsdomenech
Andy Potvin
Jennifer Rae Smith
Monti Rainbolt
Dan Raziel
Daniel C Re
Steven Robertson
Dale Robinette
Peter Manning Robinson
Kenneth F Rose
Keith Roverud
Federico Salas
Dan Schmit
Ryan Schossow
Thomas M Seber
Mike Shaheen
Yang Smith
Cindy Taylor
Carme Tenuta
Cynnie Troup
David Van Dam
James E Wade
David Waine
David Walden
Bill Ward
Gary Wigglesworth
Andre T Williams
Paul Wilson
Brent Alan Winholt
Z Jean Woods
Elizabeth Zdansky
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 6, 2001
Aired in United States 2000
Aired in United States May 2000
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 23 - March 1, 2000.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) in Cannes, France May 10-21, 2000.
Project previously in development at PolyGram Films Entertainment.
Project previously in development with Island Pictures.
Began shooting May 26, 1999.
Completed shooting June 29, 1999.
