The Last Rider
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| Directed by | Alex Holmes |
| Screenplay by | Alex Holmes |
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| Music by | Samuel Sim |
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Running time | 96 minutes[2] |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $253,770[3][4] |
The Last Rider is a 2022 sports documentary film directed by Alex Holmes, about the American Tour De France winning cyclist Greg LeMond. It features contributions from LeMond himself, as well as his wife, and his former cycling manager, as well as his former teammates and rivals.
Synopsis
[edit]Greg LeMond in 1986 became the first non-European professional cyclist to win the Tour de France. He then recovered from a near-fatal shooting accident during an off-season hunting trip to win the 1989 Tour de France in Paris, on the Champs-Élysées, in dramatic style. A winning margin after three weeks of racing of only eight seconds, over his former teammate Laurent Fignon, made it the closest finish in the history of the race.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Greg LeMond
- Kathy LeMond
- Cyrille Guimard
- Pedro Delgado
- Laurent Fignon (archive interviews)
Production
[edit]The project was announced in June 2020.[6] Directed by Alex Holmes, the film is produced by James Erskine, Victoria Gregory and Sam Brayshaw as a New Black Films production. The film features interviews with Greg and Kathy LeMond, French cycling director sportif Cyrille Guimard and Tour de France winner Pedro Delgado, as well as archive footage of interviews with the late double-Tour winner and Lemond rival Laurent Fignon.[7]
Release
[edit]The Last Rider premiered at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival.[8] The film was released in select theatres on June 23, 2023 by Roadside Attractions.[9]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Last Rider holds an approval rating of 96% based on 23 reviews.[10]
Wendy Ide for The Guardian said that Lemond made for a “likeable protagonist” and this combined with the thrilling denouncement made the film was “exciting and affecting”.[11] Kevin Maher in The Times gave the film four stars and described it as “more compelling than any sports fiction film”.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ntim, Zac (September 2, 2022). "Dogwoof Boards Sales On Greg LeMond Documentary 'The Last Rider' From MRC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "The Last Rider". idfa.nl. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "The Last Rider (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "The Last Rider (2023)". The Numbers. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ Alcinii, Daniele (June 26, 2020). "Director Alex Holmes, MRC Non-Fiction team on feature doc "Last Rider"". Realscreen.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (June 25, 2020). "'Maiden' Director Alex Holmes And MRC Team For Greg LeMond Docu 'Last Rider'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Carey, Matthew (April 19, 2023). "Roadside Attractions Nabs NA Rights To 'The Last Rider,' About Famed Cyclist Greg LeMond Who Survived Near-Fatal Shooting To Win Tour De France". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Kohn, Eric (September 1, 2022). "Telluride 2022 Lineup: Cate Blanchett Tribute, 'Women Talking,' and Robert Downey Jr". Indie Wire. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Carey, Matthew (April 19, 2023). "Roadside Attractions Nabs NA Rights To The Last Rider, About Famed Cyclist Greg LeMond Who Survived Near-Fatal Shooting To Win Tour De France". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "The Last Rider". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Ide, Wendy (June 25, 2023). "The Last Rider review – a Tour de France triumph like no other". The Guardian. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ Maher, Kevin (June 23, 2023). "The Last Rider review — a compelling film about the cyclist Greg LeMond". The Times. Retrieved June 26, 2023.