Last Orders Movie Review 2001

Based on Graham Swift's award-winning 1996 novel, which covers some 50 years in the lives of four London friends. Vic (Courtenay), Ray (Hoskins), and Lenny (Hemmings) all meet in their favorite East London pub to toast their recently deceased friend Jack (Caine), along with Jack's son, Vince (Winstone). Jack's last request was to have his ashes scattered in the sea at Margate, where he spent his honeymoon with wife Amy (Mirren) in 1939. Amy, however, will not make the trip as she has is going to visit their severely handicapped daughter June (Morelli), whom Jack could never accept, at the institution where June lives. Flashbacks fill out the storylines and the cast is stellar.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 109 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Buddies, Flashback, Road Trip, London, Funerals

Screenplay

Fred Schepisi

Cast

Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Ray Winstone, Helen Mirren, J.J. Feild, Cameron Fitch, Nolan Hemmings, Anatol Yusef, Kelly Reilly, Laura Morelli

Cinematography

Brian Tufano

Director

Fred Schepisi

Music

Paul Grabowsky

Other

Jim Greenhorn, Kate Williams, Paul Cross, Jill Taylor, Tim Harvey

Producer

Fred Schepisi, Elisabeth Robinson, Scala Productions, Sony Pictures Classics