Last Chance Harvey


1h 39m 2008

Brief 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.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Bellwood Media; Bon Appetit; Czech Film Orchestra Prague Czech Republic; David Deane Associates; Film Finances, Inc.; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Hedgehog; Panalux; Paramount Vantage; Pop Sound; Process Media; Relativity Media Distribution Group; Sargent Disc, Ltd.; Soundelux; Technicolor; Universal Sound London; WB De Lane Lea
Distribution Company
RELATIVITY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION GROUP (RMDG); Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Bazuca; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Distribution Company; Filmladen Gmbh; Future Film, Ltd. (Finland); Gussi Films; Hollywood Entertainment (Greece); Hoyts Distribution; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Icon Uk Group; Imagem Filmes; Kinepolis Film Distribution; La Fabrique De Films; M Pictures Entertainment; Medyavizyon; Momentum Pictures Limited; Oro Film As; Palace Pictures (Czech Republic); Polyfilm Verleih Gmbh; RCV Distribution; Relativity Media Distribution Group; Shaw Organization; Starz / Anchor Bay; Ster-Kinekor; Sunny Films Entertainment; United International Pictures; Wide Pictures; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

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.

Crew

Alex Aben

Driver

Matt Adams

Consultant

Francisco Alberto

Makeup Artist

Annette Allen

Costumes

Chris Allies

Titles

John Ames

Video Assist/Playback

Julian Anthony

Driver

Mark Appleby

Adr

Suzanne Austin

Art Director

Howie B

Song

Howie B

Song Performer

Philip Bagenal

Music

Chris Bailey

Electrician

Gavin Ball

Driver

Steve Barnett

Caterer

Steven Barnett

Caterer

Libbie Barr

Script Supervisor

Ken Barry

Song

Jon Bates

Props

Matthew Benns

Software Engineer

Jonny Benson

Assistant Director

Joe Bentley

Song

Inky Blackness

Song Performer

Inky Blackness

Song

Colin Bressington

Driver

Katie Bretherton

Production

James Brooker

Props

Mitchell Brown

Caterer

Francesca Budd

Assistant

Patricia Cameron

Makeup Artist

Carl Campbell

Electrician

Fiona Carruthers

Assistant

Hal Cazalot

Consultant

Geoffrey Cecil

Song

Neal Champion

Special Effects Supervisor

Simon Chase

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Gary Chester

Music Scoring Mixer

Gary Chester

Music

Ricky Churchouse

Electrician

Peter Clark

Accounting Assistant

Malcolm Cooper

Driver

Gareth Cousins

Assistant Art Director

Dan Crandon

Construction Manager

David Cross

Grip

Tim Crowdy

Construction Manager

Sandrine Daniels

Song

Sandrine Daniels

Song Performer

Lauren Dark

Office Runner

Lauren Dark

Stand-In

Julie Dartnell

Makeup Artist

Andrew Gwyn Davies

Production Coordinator

Quentin Davies

Props

Joy Maxwell Davis

Medic

Peter Davis

Painter

John De Borman

Director Of Photography

Glenn Diot

Assistant Production Coordinator

Daniel Dolan

Digital Effects

Lloyd Dudley

Sound Department

Peter Edge

Painter

Roy Elston

Rigging Electrician

Paul Ensby

Colorist

Daniel Erdman

Hair Stylist

Gwyn Ethall

Driver

Peter Eusebe

Sound Department

Warren Ewen

Rigging Gaffer

Alice Farrell

Casting

Nick Flatt

Production

Richard Fordham

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Maribeth Fox

Casting Associate

Bruce Gallup

Scenic Artist

Richard George

Location Assistant

Peter Gleaves

Adr Mixer

Max Glickman

Assistant Camera

Leigh Gold

Camera Focus Puller

Merritt Gold

Camera Focus Puller

Marilyn Goldsworthy

Production Accountant

Barry Goodwin

Driver

Gary Gook

Driver

Elaine Grainger

Casting

Charlotte Gray

Digital Effects

David Gray

Rigging Grip

Jack Green

Song

Eugene Grobler

Electrician

Rodrigo Gutierrez

Camera Operator

Sarah Hamilton

Location Assistant

Michael Hampton

Song

Michael Hampton

Song Performer

Paul Hanks

Foley Artist

Mark Hanlon

Best Boy

Jonathan Hanton

Digital Effects

Bev Harris

Caterer

Sam Haveland

Assistant Director

Jon Henson

Production Designer

Nadine Herrmann

Art Department

Michael Hill

Music Supervisor

Dickon Hinchliffe

Music

Dustin Hoffman

Song

Dustin Hoffman

Song Performer

Mark Holding

Sound Mixer

Daniel Holmes

Song

Joel Hopkins

Screenplay

Tom Hornsby

Costumes

Prue Howard

Props Buyer

Tom Howard

Location Manager

Kelly Howard-garde

Unit Production Manager

Jason Htay

Construction

David Hubbard

Song

David Hubbard

Song Performer

Viv Irish

Assistant

Tony Jayes

Driver

Jennifer Jesperson

Music

Ben Johnson

Props

Frank Johnson

Driver

Greg Johnson

Song Performer

Greg Johnson

Song

Alex Jones

Driver

Carol Jones

Sound Department

Eddy Joseph

Supervising Sound Editor

Constantine Jury

Driver

Robert Kessel

Production Executive

Adam Klemens

Music Conductor

Todd Kleparski

Project Manager

Scott Liddle

Digital Effects

Dash Lilley

Camera Trainee

Andy Long

Gaffer

Marilyn Macdonald

Hair Stylist

Marilyn Macdonald

Makeup

Henry Mackintosh

Office Runner

Nicholas Mallia

Song

Nicholas Mallia

Song Performer

Jonathan Mann

Digital Effects

Stacy Mann

Unit Publicist

Gilly Martin

Costume Supervisor

Van Mccoy

Song

Frank Mcdonald

Song Performer

Frank Mcdonald

Song

Brian Mcgivern

Generator Operator

Kate Mclaughlin

Assistant Director

Malcolm Mclean

Director Of Photography

Dennis Mcleod

Driver

Felix Milburn-foster

Grip

Gavin Milligan

Unit Manager

Garry Moore

Carpenter

Natalie Moore

Accounting Assistant

Tony Moore

Construction

S Muccari

Song

Peter Newman

Driver

Jawal Nga

Executive Producer

Valli O'reilly

Makeup Artist

Mark Paterson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Matthew Penry-davey

Assistant Director

Tim Perell

Producer

James Perry

Assistant Camera

Claire Pidgeon

Props Buyer

Diego Polimeno

Song

Tim Powis

Foreman

R Progano

Song

Petr Pycha

Music Contractor

Alistair Rae

Steadicam Operator

Alistair Rae

Camera Operator

Chris Rae

Song Performer

Chris Rae

Song

Raymond Reader

Caterer

Kate Ringsell

Casting Associate

Colin Ritchie

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Jamie Roden

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jamie Roden

Adr Mixer

Lance Roehrig

Assistant Director

Patrick Rolfe

Art Director

Laura Rosenthal

Casting

Tom Routledge

Consultant

Jonathan Sales

Assistant Editor

Robin Sales

Editor

Neil Samuels

Caterer

Ben Setterfield

Digital Effects

Matt Shapiro

Assistant

Rory Shaw

Assistant

Vince Shaw

Construction

Dafydd Shurmer

Props

Laurence Smith

Driver

Michael Prestwood Smith

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andy Soane

Caterer

Michael Solinger

Post-Production Supervisor

Charles Somers

Location Manager

Laurie Sparham

Photography

Nigel Stone

Music Editor

Chris Sturmer

Consultant

Brian Sullivan

Song

Guy Tannahill

Line Producer

Guy Tannahill

Line Producer

Oliver Tarney

Supervising Sound Editor

George Taylor

Stand-In

George Taylor

Office Runner

Ceri Thomas

Assistant Sound Editor

Nick Thomas

Property Master

Andy Thompson

Adr Mixer

Dom Thomson

Editor

Simon Trundle

Foley Mixer

Libby Uppington

Props

Nicola Usborne

Producer

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Bellwood Media; Bon Appetit; Czech Film Orchestra Prague Czech Republic; David Deane Associates; Film Finances, Inc.; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Hedgehog; Panalux; Paramount Vantage; Pop Sound; Process Media; Relativity Media Distribution Group; Sargent Disc, Ltd.; Soundelux; Technicolor; Universal Sound London; WB De Lane Lea
Distribution Company
RELATIVITY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION GROUP (RMDG); Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Bazuca; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Distribution Company; Filmladen Gmbh; Future Film, Ltd. (Finland); Gussi Films; Hollywood Entertainment (Greece); Hoyts Distribution; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Icon Uk Group; Imagem Filmes; Kinepolis Film Distribution; La Fabrique De Films; M Pictures Entertainment; Medyavizyon; Momentum Pictures Limited; Oro Film As; Palace Pictures (Czech Republic); Polyfilm Verleih Gmbh; RCV Distribution; Relativity Media Distribution Group; Shaw Organization; Starz / Anchor Bay; Ster-Kinekor; Sunny Films Entertainment; United International Pictures; Wide Pictures; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

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.