Last Chance Harvey
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Joel Hopkins
Dustin Hoffman
Emma Thompson
Kathy Baker
James Brolin
Eileen Atkins
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
New Yorker Harvey Shine is on the verge of losing his dead-end job as a jingle writer. Warned by his boss that he has just one more chance to deliver, Harvey goes to London for a weekend to attend his daughter's wedding but promises to be back on Monday morning to make an important meeting--or else. Harvey arrives in London only to learn his daughter has chosen to have her stepfather walk her down the aisle. Trying to hide his devastation, Harvey leaves the wedding before the reception in hopes of getting to the airport on time, but misses the plane anyway. When he calls his boss to explain, Harvey is fired on the spot. Drowning his sorrows at the airport bar, Harvey strikes up a conversation with Kate, a sensitive, 40-something employee of the Office of National Statistics. Kate, whose life is limited to work, the occasional humiliating blind date and endless phone calls from her smothering mother, is touched by Harvey, who finds himself energized by her intelligence and compassion. The growing connection between the pair inspires both as they unexpectedly transform one another's lives.
Director
Joel Hopkins
Cast
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Dustin Hoffman
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Emma Thompson
Kathy Baker
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James Brolin
Eileen Atkins
Richard Schiff
Liane Balaban
Rhydian Jones
Imogen Byron
Tim Howard
Wendy Mae Brown
Bronagh Gallagher
Jeremy Sheffield
Daniel Lapaine
Patrick Baladi
Adam James
Michael Landes
Jamie Sives
Kate Harper
Angela Griffin
Alex Avery
Tim Ahern
Charlotte Lucas
Nadia Cameron
Lauren Dennington
Figs Jackman
Adam Astill
Andrea Harris
Vincent Brimble
Paul Haley
Gaia Wise
Amy Younger
Leslie Randall
Ginny Holder
Paschal Scott
Robert Jezek
Heather Bleasdale
Femi Oguns
Noah Marullo
Mickey Sumner
Crew
Alex Aben
Matt Adams
Francisco Alberto
Annette Allen
Chris Allies
John Ames
Julian Anthony
Mark Appleby
Suzanne Austin
Howie B
Howie B
Philip Bagenal
Chris Bailey
Gavin Ball
Steve Barnett
Steven Barnett
Libbie Barr
Ken Barry
Jon Bates
Matthew Benns
Jonny Benson
Joe Bentley
Inky Blackness
Inky Blackness
Colin Bressington
Katie Bretherton
James Brooker
Mitchell Brown
Francesca Budd
Patricia Cameron
Carl Campbell
Fiona Carruthers
Hal Cazalot
Geoffrey Cecil
Neal Champion
Simon Chase
Gary Chester
Gary Chester
Ricky Churchouse
Peter Clark
Malcolm Cooper
Gareth Cousins
Dan Crandon
David Cross
Tim Crowdy
Sandrine Daniels
Sandrine Daniels
Lauren Dark
Lauren Dark
Julie Dartnell
Andrew Gwyn Davies
Quentin Davies
Joy Maxwell Davis
Peter Davis
John De Borman
Glenn Diot
Daniel Dolan
Lloyd Dudley
Peter Edge
Roy Elston
Paul Ensby
Daniel Erdman
Gwyn Ethall
Peter Eusebe
Warren Ewen
Alice Farrell
Nick Flatt
Richard Fordham
Maribeth Fox
Bruce Gallup
Richard George
Peter Gleaves
Max Glickman
Leigh Gold
Merritt Gold
Marilyn Goldsworthy
Barry Goodwin
Gary Gook
Elaine Grainger
Charlotte Gray
David Gray
Jack Green
Eugene Grobler
Rodrigo Gutierrez
Sarah Hamilton
Michael Hampton
Michael Hampton
Paul Hanks
Mark Hanlon
Jonathan Hanton
Bev Harris
Sam Haveland
Jon Henson
Nadine Herrmann
Michael Hill
Dickon Hinchliffe
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Mark Holding
Daniel Holmes
Joel Hopkins
Tom Hornsby
Prue Howard
Tom Howard
Kelly Howard-garde
Jason Htay
David Hubbard
David Hubbard
Viv Irish
Tony Jayes
Jennifer Jesperson
Ben Johnson
Frank Johnson
Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson
Alex Jones
Carol Jones
Eddy Joseph
Constantine Jury
Robert Kessel
Adam Klemens
Todd Kleparski
Scott Liddle
Dash Lilley
Andy Long
Marilyn Macdonald
Marilyn Macdonald
Henry Mackintosh
Nicholas Mallia
Nicholas Mallia
Jonathan Mann
Stacy Mann
Gilly Martin
Van Mccoy
Frank Mcdonald
Frank Mcdonald
Brian Mcgivern
Kate Mclaughlin
Malcolm Mclean
Dennis Mcleod
Felix Milburn-foster
Gavin Milligan
Garry Moore
Natalie Moore
Tony Moore
S Muccari
Peter Newman
Jawal Nga
Valli O'reilly
Mark Paterson
Matthew Penry-davey
Tim Perell
James Perry
Claire Pidgeon
Diego Polimeno
Tim Powis
R Progano
Petr Pycha
Alistair Rae
Alistair Rae
Chris Rae
Chris Rae
Raymond Reader
Kate Ringsell
Colin Ritchie
Jamie Roden
Jamie Roden
Lance Roehrig
Patrick Rolfe
Laura Rosenthal
Tom Routledge
Jonathan Sales
Robin Sales
Neil Samuels
Ben Setterfield
Matt Shapiro
Rory Shaw
Vince Shaw
Dafydd Shurmer
Laurence Smith
Michael Prestwood Smith
Andy Soane
Michael Solinger
Charles Somers
Laurie Sparham
Nigel Stone
Chris Sturmer
Brian Sullivan
Guy Tannahill
Guy Tannahill
Oliver Tarney
George Taylor
George Taylor
Ceri Thomas
Nick Thomas
Andy Thompson
Dom Thomson
Simon Trundle
Libby Uppington
Nicola Usborne
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 25, 2008
Expanded Release in United States January 9, 2009
Wide Release in United States January 16, 2009
Released in United States on Video May 5, 2009
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States January 2009
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Gala Screenings) January 6-19, 2009.
Released in United States Winter December 25, 2008 (NY, LA)
Expanded Release in United States January 9, 2009
Wide Release in United States January 16, 2009
Released in United States on Video May 5, 2009
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Galas) October 30-November 9, 2008.)
Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Gala Screenings) January 6-19, 2009.)
Project was included on the 2007 Black List.