The Last Time I Committed Suicide Movie Review 1996

Based on a Beat-era letter from Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac and set in the late '40s, this insubstantial pic follows a 20-year-old Cassady (Jane) as he drifts into Denver's bars, and a friendship with poolhall regular Harry (Reeves), in order to escape dealing with girlfriend Joan's (Forlani) attempted suicide. Joan's eventual recovery leads Neal to consider settling down but he blows a job interview thanks to a drunken Harry and decides to take off instead. No background is provided on the characters so their actions are inexplicable although Jane offers some appeal.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Pool, Suicide, Bar & Grill, Buddies, Beatniks, Period Piece: 1940s

Screenplay

Stephen Kay

Cast

Thomas Jane, Keanu Reeves, Tom Bower, Adrien Brody, Claire Forlani, Marg Helgenberger, Gretchen Mol

Cinematography

Bobby Bukowski

Director

Stephen Kay

Producer

Edward Bates, Louise Rosner, Peter Abrams, Robert Levy, Donald Kushner, Peter Locke, Kushner Locke Company, Alpine Releasing Corp.