Last Call (2021 film)

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Last Call
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Directed byPaolo Pilladi
Screenplay byPaolo Pilladi
Greg Lingo
Story byGreg Lingo
Michael Baughan
Billy Reilly
Produced byD.J. Dodd
Rob Simmons
Ante Novakovic
Paolo Pilladi
Starring Jeremy Piven
Taryn Manning
Zach McGowan
Jack McGee
Cathy Moriarty
Cheri Oteri
Jamie Kennedy
Bruce Dern
CinematographyGeorge Gibson
Edited by Ethan Maniquis
Pete Talamo
Music byJon Natchez
Production
companies
Future Proof Films
Goodie Goodie
JARS Media Group
Novakovic Bros.
Distributed by IFC Films
Cornell Ventures
Release dates
  • March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)(United States)
  • March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29)(United Kingdom)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$264,961 [1] [2]

Last Call is a 2021 comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Pilladi, written by Paolo Pilladi and Greg Lingo and based on a story by Greg Lingo, Michael Baughan and Billy Reilly. It was originally under the working title Crabs in a Bucket, [3] The film stars Jeremy Piven , Taryn Manning, Zach McGowan, Jamie Kennedy and Bruce Dern. [4]

Contents

Last Call had a limited theatrical release in the United States on March 19, 2021 by IFC Films, however, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was simultaneously made available via streaming OnDemand, YouTube, iTunes, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Video, Xbox, DirecTV, and IFC Center. It was released separately in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2021.

Plot

Mick (Jeremy Piven) is a local success story and Philadelphia real estate developer. He returns home to his blue-collar neighborhood, fictional "Darby Heights (based on Upper Darby, a suburb of West Philadelphia), for a funeral and is obligated to stay to ensure his parents’ ailing family business gets back on course.

In the meantime, he begins to grow closer to his childhood crush, Ali (Taryn Manning) whilst enduring constant ridicule from his old hometown crew. As Mick begins to reconnect with the neighborhood, he finds himself at a crossroads when forced to either raze or resurrect the family bar.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in September 2019 in Bayonne, New Jersey. [5] There was additional filming that also took place in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. [5]

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