An aging former movie star is forced to face the reality that his glory days are behind him. On its surface, the film is a tale about faded fame. At its core, it's a universal story about gr... Read allAn aging former movie star is forced to face the reality that his glory days are behind him. On its surface, the film is a tale about faded fame. At its core, it's a universal story about growing old.An aging former movie star is forced to face the reality that his glory days are behind him. On its surface, the film is a tale about faded fame. At its core, it's a universal story about growing old.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations
- Stuart Muckler
- (as Al Jaleel Knox)
- Beautiful Woman #1
- (as Jeana Sims)
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Did you know
- TriviaIn response to an audience question at the Rome (Georgia) International Film Festival, Burt Reynolds said that the role of Vic Edwards was the most "honest" he had or would ever play.
- GoofsWhen Lil is in the hotel bathtub and she turns on the TV and googles "Vic Edwards", the IMDB link for Vic Edwards says "Burt Reynolds started off in TV westerns..."
- Quotes
Vic Edwards: You wanna know I needed to come to knoxville, I needed to say goodbye, Goodbye to the town that made me who Iam, Goodbye to the trees I climbed as a kid, Goodbye to the school that tought me how to break the rules, and the streets I wondered late at night, the hidden places that I left all my secrets, The town where I made so many many mistakes, and now its time for one last goodbye.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Conan: Burt Reynolds/Dylan Moran/Rachel Feinstein (2018)
*** (out of 4)
Burt Reynolds plays Vic Edwards who is basically a version of himself. In the movie Vic finds himself being invited to a Nashville film festival, which he thinks is a grand finale to his career. What he doesn't realize is that it's a very low-rent festival ran by some young fans of his and it turns out to be an event where he really gets to question of the of choices that he made with his life.
THE LAST MOVIE STAR wouldn't be Reynolds' final film but there's no question that it's a rather fitting way for the actor to do go. This here would be an April release and the actor would be able to do a lot of press for it before his death that September. If you're a fan of the legendary actor then you're going to get a lot of the nods that are in the film including some clips used from DELIVERANCE and SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT. This film certainly has a fair number of flaws but there's no question that it allows Reynolds a time to shine.
There's no doubt that the movie is quite depressing and especially considering most will be watching it after Reynolds' death. I watched it a couple weeks afterwards and there's no question that you'll be rather depressed watching it as it's clear the star was playing himself and also dealing with a lot of personal issues. You can't help but watch the film and be somewhat depressed as Reynolds talks about getting old and and having to face the end broke and alone. It's even more depressing hearing him talk about the bad choices that he made throughout his career.
Writer-director Adam Rifkin certainly knows his star very well and his tender direction perfectly captures what it must be like growing old and having to look back at your life with some regret as well as some happiness at what you were able to do. Of course, the main reason to watch this is for Reynolds performance and he is actually quite great here. Playing yourself is never an easy thing to do and it was great getting to see the star get to shine one more time. Ariel Winter does a nice job with her role as the sidekick and Clark Duke was also good as is Chevy Chase in his couple scenes.
THE LAST MOVIE STAR isn't exactly original as there have been many other movies with fading stars coming to terms with the end of their careers. I'd say the film also owes a little to SCENT OF A WOMAN but with that being said, Reynolds' shines once more so fans of his will want to check this out.
- Michael_Elliott
- Sep 28, 2018
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- Also known as
- La última gran estrella
- Filming locations
- Knoxville, Tennessee, USA(location)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,410
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,780
- Apr 1, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $14,410