The Last Film Festival

The Last Film Festival
The Last Film Festival
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Linda Yellen
Written by	Linda Yellen; Michael Leeds;
Produced by	Bill Blum; Andrew Goldstein; Bob Jorissen; Linda Yellen;
Starring	Dennis Hopper; Chris Kattan; Jacqueline Bisset;
Cinematography	Mauricio Rubinstein
Edited by	Bob Jorissen
Music by	Patrick Seymour
Distributed by	Monterey Media
Release date	September 30, 2016 (Los Angeles);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$650,000

The Last Film Festival is a 2016 American comedy film starring Dennis Hopper, Leelee Sobieski, Katrina Bowden, Chris Kattan, and Jacqueline Bisset. It is written and directed by Linda Yellen. It was filmed in 2010. Hopper died before finishing the film. After extensive delays, the film was finally released theatrically in Los Angeles on September 30, 2016, followed by a VOD release. Monterey Media acquired the distribution rights in June 2016.^[1]

This was Hopper's final appearance posthumously, next to Alpha and Omega, as well as Sobieski's final credited performance before her retirement from acting in 2012.

Plot synopsis

There are over 4,000 film festivals around the world. Where would you go if your film was turned down by 3,999 of them? When an obscure film festival is the last hope for a failing producer (Dennis Hopper) and his "disaster" of a film collides with the homespun innocence of small-town America, neither will ever be the same. Nick will do anything to get his film distributed, including manipulating his dysfunctional cast into attending the festival where Hollywood egos hilariously slam into small town politics.

Cast

Dennis Hopper as Nick Twain
Chris Kattan as Harvey
Jacqueline Bisset as Claudia Benvenuti (movie star)
Donnell Rawlings as Jermaine Johnson
Leelee Sobieski as Stalker
JoBeth Williams as Mayor
Katrina Bowden as Young Starlet
Agim Kaba as Star
Joseph Cross as Agent
Brian Berrebbi as Supermarket Manager

Reception

Liz Smith from The New York Social Diary called the film a "hugely amusing indie",^[2] while the Huffington Post called it a "laugh-out-loud riot."^[3]

References

^ Dennis Hopper’s Swan Song ‘The Last Film Festival’ Acquired by Monterey Media Archived 2022-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Indie Wire. 21 June 2016
^ The Last Film Festival Debuts! Archived 2018-04-25 at the Wayback Machine New York Social Diary. 7 December 2015
^ Dennis Hopper in The Last Film Festival: A Tribute Archived 2017-09-18 at the Wayback Machine The Huffington Post. 1 October 2016

External links

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[1] Dennis Hopper’s Swan Song ‘The Last Film Festival’ Acquired by Monterey Media Archived 2022-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Indie Wire. 21 June 2016

[2] The Last Film Festival Debuts! Archived 2018-04-25 at the Wayback Machine New York Social Diary. 7 December 2015

[3] Dennis Hopper in The Last Film Festival: A Tribute Archived 2017-09-18 at the Wayback Machine The Huffington Post. 1 October 2016

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