The Last Word
Brief Synopsis
A Detroit journalist is lured by Hollywood to turn his column into a movie.
Cast & Crew
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Tony Spiridakis
Director
Timothy Hutton
Martin Ryan
Joe Pantoliano
Doc Puglesi
Michelle Rene Thomas
Caprice/Sara
Chazz Palminteri
Ricky Benzone
Richard Dreyfuss
Larry
Film Details
Also Known As
Last Word
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Cinelease, Inc.; Danetracks Inc; Fotokem Film & Video; J L Fisher Inc; J.L. Fisher, Inc.; Magic Films & Video Works; Millennium Films; Olympic Sound Studios; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.; Showtime Networks; Title House, Inc.
Distribution Company
Trimark Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Detroit, Michigan, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Synopsis
A Detroit journalist is lured by Hollywood to turn his column into a movie.
Cast
Timothy Hutton
Martin Ryan
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Joe Pantoliano
Doc Puglesi
Michelle Rene Thomas
Caprice/Sara
Chazz Palminteri
Ricky Benzone
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Richard Dreyfuss
Larry
Tony Goldwyn
Stan Marks
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Cybill Shepherd
Kiki Taylor
Roma Downey
Roxy
Joe Cortese
Jimmy
Holley Chant
Angie
Nick Melle
Lou
Joe Kennedy
Jason
Dayton Callie
Emcee
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 Renaudo
Yvonne
Troy Brown
Phil
Jimmy Smits
Actor--Martin
Brittany Mccrenna
Massage Girl
Terence M Mcguire
Assistant Director
Bill Paquette
Beautiful Man
Jared Seide
Bartender
Robin Avery
Douglas
David Baer
Bellhop
John Dawson
Baby
Joseph Grafmuller
Lead Person
Crew
Willy Allen
Dialogue Editor
Kellie Anderson
Assistant
Shimon Arama
Executive Producer
Edgar Arellano
Best Boy
Patti Arpain
Photography
Dan Bates
Music
Brent M Becker
Production Accountant
Andrew Blumenthal
Editor
Michelangelo Csaba Bolla
Assistant Director
David Bomba
Production Designer
Sharon Boyle
Music Supervisor
Peter Brancaccio
Sound Effects Editor
Margot Bridger
Unit Production Manager
Steven Brimmer
Sound Department
Greg Brooks
Dolly Grip
G W Brown
Sound Editor
Robert Brown
Post-Production Supervisor
Paul Buckmaster
Music
Matthew R Cassel
Assistant Location Manager
Jerry Conca
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Michael James D'ambrosio
Assistant Director
Wendy Dallas
Script Supervisor
Zoltan David
Other
Zoltan David
Director Of Photography
Kirill Davidoff
Assistant Camera Operator
Charolette Deloach
Apprentice
Bill J Didonna
Boom Operator
Karen Dimmig
Apprentice
Paul Domick
Assistant Director
Jeffrey Douglas
Key Grip
Gergely Fonyo
Assistant Camera Operator
Elisabeth Fry
Hair
Elisabeth Fry
Makeup
Thomas Geraci-wagner
Property Master
Robert W Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Avram D Gold
Dialogue Editor
Tommy Goodwin
Adr
Bob Gorelick
Steadicam Operator
Carolyn Greco
Costume Designer
Barklie K Griggs
Music Supervisor
Zig Gron
Music Editor
Zig Gron
Sound Effects Editor
Todd Harris
Assistant Sound Editor
Geno Hart
Transportation Coordinator
Shawn S Haynes
Assistant Location Manager
Richard Henderson
Music Coordinator
Jim Hershleder
Creative Consultant
Jim Hershleder
Camera Operator
Sheila Jaffe
Casting
Paul Janossy
Assistant Camera Operator
Melanie P. Jones
On-Set Dresser
Michelle Kasik
Apprentice
Stanley Kastner
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kini Kay
Foley
Alex Klabukov
Dolly Grip
Pamela Koffler
Production Coordinator
Zbigniew A Kozlowski
Unit Publicist
John Kwiatkowski
Dialogue Editor
Leslie Langs
Assistant Editor
Avi Lerner
Executive Producer
Randy Lippert
Producer
Brian Lucas
Sound Dubbing
Laura Macias
Foley Artist
William Mccabe
Transportation Captain
Tim Mcdaniel
Music
Terence M Mcguire
Assistant Director
Kitty Mcnamee
Choreographer
Kenny Myers
Makeup
Carol Oblath
Editing
Gabriela Oliva
Assistant
Luis Ortas
Other
Melanie Paizis
On-Set Dresser
Joe Pantoliano
Associate Producer
Dana Porter
Adr
Charles W Ritter
Dialogue Editor
Anthony Rivero Stabley
Art Director
Billy Rose
Legal Services
Sean Rowe
Foley Artist
Ina Russel
Assistant
Frank Kirkland Santoyo
Props Assistant
Erika Schwab
Assistant
Liam Seide
Set Production Assistant
Bonnie Sills
Location Manager
Charles C Smith
Gaffer
Tony Spiridakis
Producer
Tony Spiridakis
Screenwriter
Stacy Stratmann
Assistant Director
John Sutton
Sound Mixer
Todd Toon
Sound Editor
Kimberly Lowe Voight
Dialogue Editor
Christopher M Waldoch
Transportation Co-Captain
Georgianne Walken
Casting
Dan Wallin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James R Weiner
Camera Operator
James Weiner
Photography
James Weiner
Camera Operator
George White
Photography
Dan Winthrop
Titles And Opticals
Joseph Wolf
Executive Producer
Lizz Wolf
Costume Supervisor
Dean Yacalis
Associate Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Last Word
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Cinelease, Inc.; Danetracks Inc; Fotokem Film & Video; J L Fisher Inc; J.L. Fisher, Inc.; Magic Films & Video Works; Millennium Films; Olympic Sound Studios; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.; Showtime Networks; Title House, Inc.
Distribution Company
Trimark Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Detroit, Michigan, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States August 27, 1995
Released in United States on Video November 28, 1995
Began shooting mid March 1994.
Completed shooting early May 1994.