The Last Word (1979 film)
The Last Word | |
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Directed by | Roy Boulting |
Written by | Michael Varhol Greg P. Smith L. M. Kit Carson |
Produced by | Richard G. Abramson |
Starring | Richard Harris Karen Black Martin Landau Dennis Christopher Penelope Milford |
Cinematography | Jules Brenner |
Music by | Carol Lees |
Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Company |
Release date | 1979 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
The Last Word is a 1979 film starring Richard Harris.[1] It was the last movie directed by Roy Boulting.[2]
It was also known as The Number.[3]
Plot[]
A washed-up inventor takes matters into his own hands in a very extreme way when he learns that his house will be condemned and his beloved children left on the street.
Danny Travis is so upset that when a city official comes to evict him from the premises, he takes the man hostage. A television reporter, Paula Herbert, turns public sympathies for and against Travis, prolonging the story opportunistically as a Los Angeles police captain, Gerrity, attempts to defuse the situation.
Cast[]
- Richard Harris as Danny Travis
- Karen Black as Paula Herbert
- Martin Landau as Capt. Gerrity
- Dennis Christopher as Ben
- Christopher Guest as Roger
- Penelope Milford as Denise
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Categories:
- Films directed by Roy Boulting
- 1979 films
- English-language films
- American comedy-drama films
- American films
- 1979 comedy films
- 1979 drama films
- Films with screenplays by Michael Varhol
- Comedy-drama film stubs
- 1970s comedy film stubs
- 1970s drama film stubs